Flamingos, the large long legged wading birds that inhabit African lakes have a distinctive pink coloration.

All flamingos have some pink in their plumage but the rosy flamingo is entirely pink.

This lovely color is derived from the carotenoid pigments which are present

in the microscopic plants and animals these birds eat.

Without this natural food, their pink color fades and their breeding behavior changes.

They become literally off-color.

Also it proves the statement “We are what we eat!”

“Annaath Bhavanthi Bhoothaani!” is how it is put in Sanskrit.