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Why do flamingoes get left alone?

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Because the natural habitat of flamingoes is of little use to man -- the alkaline African lake waters support few fish and cannot be used for human consumption or irrigation -- and also because their resting areas are typically inaccessible, the birds are rarely disturbed, unlike other African wild birds.

 


 

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