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Wildly Curious?

Are you loaded with questions about the animals you see at the Zoo? If your curiosity is driving you wild, click here to download the low-down on a few of our frequently asked questions.


Because they like to eat shrimp! The birds' pink plumage is caused by the pigment in small, pink-colored invertebrates they eat, like shrimp. Shrimp contain these carotenoid pigments, and because flamingos eat a lot of shrimp, they absorb the color that eventually turns their feathers pink. We have a grand total of 120 flamingos here at the Zoo   37 Chilean, 52 lesser, and 31 American. The flamingos can be found on exhibit at Flamingo Bay just over the entrance bridge or across from the Museum of Living Art (MOLA) construction site along the main path.