Do you know #2/5: Animal facts- Flamingo's can only eat when its head is upside-down.

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WHAT IS A FLAMINGO
The flamingo or flamingoes are a type of wading birds in the family Phoenicopteridae, the only bird family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. According to Wikipedia

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REASON WHY THE FLAMINGOS CAN ONLY FEED WITH ITS HEAD UPSIDE DOWN
• The flamingos can only feed with its head upside down because of the structure of its mouth.

• The flamingo’s uses its beak in an upside-side manner. The upper beak functions like the bottom beak of most birds while the lower beak functions like the upper beak of most birds.

NOTE:The beak is the harder parts usually pointed parts that covers a birds mouth. According to Merriam Webster dictionary.

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• To enable them use their toungue as a net to get food from the water.

You can go through the previous Do you know: Do you know #1/5: Facts about animals- https://steemit.com/steemiteducation/@engosammy/do-you-know-1-5-fact-about-animals-bat-is-the-only-mammalian-animal-that-can-fly-bc37ce14eb42e.

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