Flamingos really are what they eat!

Many plants produce pigments called carotenoids. They are also found in the microscopic algae that brine shrimp eat.

As a flamingo dines on algae and brine shrimp, its body metabolizes the pigments — turning its feathers PINK!

Flamingos: the Barbies of the bird world 💗

Their pink colour is due to pigments called carotenoids in the algae and crustaceans they eat. The carotenoids also impregnate the bird's tissues, skin, blood and even egg yolk!

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When night length increases in autumn, chlorophyll production slows down until all is destroyed.

The carotenoids and anthocyanin that are present in the leaf are then unmasked and show their amazing colors.

Happy Flamingo Fact Friday and International Flamingo Day!🦩💦 Flamingos filter-feed by pumping water through their bills to trap microscopic blue-green algae and other foods. Their stunning hues come from a diet rich in carotenoids...which doesn't include blueberries 🫐😜

Did you know flamingos aren't born pink? 🩷

Flamingos feast on tiny shrimp and other critters rich in pigments called carotenoids.

As they munch away, these pigments accumulate in their feathers, transforming them into the fabulous pink we all love. ✨

Born today in 1889, Paul Karrer, a Swiss chemist, is renowned for his research on vitamins. He shared the 1937 Nobel Prize in chemistry (with Sir Norman Haworth) for investigating the constitution of carotenoids, flavins, and vitamins A and B2. #ScienceHistory

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Paul Karrer was born #OnThisDay #OTD . Chemistry Nobel 1937, his most important work was on colour - plant pigments, particularly the yellow carotenoids. He found that some of them turn in the animal body into vitamin A.🥕
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Nutrition is a controllable cancer risk factor, which means it’s one way you can reduce your risk on your terms! Early research shows that eating colorful fruits and veggies with carotenoids might help protect your body from cancer cell growth. When in doubt, eat the rainbow! 🌈

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Flowers aren't the only thing blossoming! The white-throated sparrow's put on its best plumage in hopes of finding a mate.

Looking this good starts in the kitchen! The bold yellow spots on the white-throated sparrow's head requires they eat foods rich in carotenoids.

Flamingos get their pink color from the food they eat, such as shrimp and algae, which contain pigments called carotenoids.

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Karrer’s best-known work focused on plant pigments, notably the yellow ones (carotenoids), related to carrot pigment. He identified the chemical structure of the carotenoids and showed the animal's body uses beta-carotene to produce vitamin A. #ScienceHistory

Christy M Red palm oil is a great source of carotenoids and vitamin E, which act as antioxidants to help prevent cell damage.

Carotenoids cause sunburn and weight gain

Wild caught salmon, touted as a health food.
Full of Astaxanthin (red color). A portion of carotenoids can be converted into retinoic acid. This often happens in the skin when oxidized by sunlight. Retinoic acid melts skin aka sunburn.

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