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| Flamingos can safely drink scalding water. | |
| By Bennett Kleinman | |
| There are bowls of soup and mugs of coffee that are far too hot for human consumption, but flamingos have a much higher tolerance for scalding liquids by comparison. These flamboyant flyers are able to easily consume scalding water at temperatures of roughly 140° Fahrenheit, which they find in hot springs, volcanic geysers, and alkaline-rich lakes. Take the lesser flamingos of Northern Tanzania’s Lake Natron, a salt lake that reaches temperatures up to 140º. Most creatures would find the environment inhospitable, but flamingos’ scaly legs have limited nerve endings, allowing them to stand in piping hot geothermal water sources. Their specialized beaks then help them filter and process the simmering water, which may be their only available water source and therefore essential to survival. | |
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