FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 The five-year study reveals that, despite being highly social as part of large flocks, flamingos consistently spend time with specific close "friends." The University of Exeter study examined four flamingo species at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, and found social bonds including "married" couples, same-sex friendships and even groups of three and four close friends. "Our results indicate that flamingo societies are complex. They are formed of long-standing friendships rather than loose, random connections," said Dr Paul Rose, of the University of Exeter. "Flamingos have long lives -- some of the birds in this study have been at Slimbridge since the 1960s -- and our study shows their friendships are stable over a period of years. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200414084307.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice bear 1 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 That's so cute at least some of us are able to maintain a relationship ice heard one side from above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesca Cipriani 1,668 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 the Flamingos have a social life more active than most of us right now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Can't relate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,565 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 ugh @FfFfFfFF I love your science threads 🥺 they stay so cool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrrrrr 18,101 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 cuute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayWeatherBOI 970 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 But can they be ? In my head I do everything right - Lorde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoxo Craig 55,649 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said: Can't relate Gaga can End Racism Now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kindness Hooker 7 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 1 minute ago, xoxo Craig said: Gaga can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayWeatherBOI 970 Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, xoxo Craig said: Gaga can Ostriches are SHOOK In my head I do everything right - Lorde Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkmanthaC 115,047 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I love flamingos. My entire classroom is decorated in flamingos. she/her/hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horny Chicken 10,935 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Flamingos are beautiful and dim looking at the same time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 so . Like . Yeah. Flamingos can tell each other apart ...and stuff....? like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,133 Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Woolfsmck said: so . Like . Yeah. Flamingos can tell each other apart ...and stuff....? Yes! They can recognize their mate, friends + other flamingos that don't get along with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SofiaBurns 1 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 What lovely flamingo creatures after all. I often read about them, learn many new facts. I also used something similar in my dissertation on these birds. Since I was working in parallel, there was little time to write my dissertation and used the site to solve this problem. Until a certain period and could not think that so much interesting in these birds. So interesting is their world, their existence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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