Don’t let their lanky appearance and beautiful, soft pink plumage fool you, flamingos are totally metal. They are extremophiles, meaning they can survive, and even thrive, in environments with extreme ...

The big, beautiful Andean flamingo is one of three flamingo species native to the Andes. A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a ...

DESCRIPTION: The Andean flamingo is both the most rare and tallest of all six species of flamingo. It has a traditional pink coloration throughout its body, with a pale yellow face and black tail ...

The world's oldest bird species, including Chile and Wisdom, are remarkable survivors of ancient evolutionary processes.

"Freddie is our oldest bird in here in the flamingo flock, but he does not act like it," said Kylie McKenzie, a Denver Zoo animal care specialist ... that's inspired by the Andean Highlands.