Study: Flamingos Use Their Beaks and Morphing Feet to Create Water Tornados for Prey Capture

New research led by the University of California, Berkeley and the Georgia Institute of Technology reveals that flamingos, far from being passive filter-feeders, are active predators that use flow-induced traps to capture agile invertebrates. The post Study: Flamingos Use Their Beaks and Morphing Feet to Create Water Tornados for Prey Capture appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

May 13, 2025 - 13:30
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Study: Flamingos Use Their Beaks and Morphing Feet to Create Water Tornados for Prey Capture
Flamingos feed by dragging their flattened beaks forward along the bottom of shallow lakes. To increase the efficiency of feeding, they stomp dance to churn the bottom, create an upwelling vortex with their heads and clap their beaks constantly to draw food, like brine shrimp, into their mouths. Image credit: Aztli Ortega.

New research led by the University of California, Berkeley and the Georgia Institute of Technology reveals that flamingos, far from being passive filter-feeders, are active predators that use flow-induced traps to capture agile invertebrates.

The post Study: Flamingos Use Their Beaks and Morphing Feet to Create Water Tornados for Prey Capture appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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