An interesting fact about flamingos has surfaced on the internet in the form of a video that is doing the rounds of social media. The 23-second clip was shared on Twitter by Parveen Kaswan of the Indian Forest Service.
The video shows parent flamingos regurgitating crop milk to feed their young ones after producing it in their digestive tracts. Crop milk is secreted from the lining of the crop of parent birds and that is subsequently regurgitated to their babies.
“This is one of the most amazing things in nature. See how together they are doing it,” an excerpt from Kaswan’s post reads.
Watch the video here:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1230324508931842049
In a separate tweet, Kaswan explained that “crop milk is made up of protein and fat rich cells of the lining of crop, which is a part of the alimentary canal where food is stored before digestion.”
The video has intrigued the internet as it has been viewed over 51,000 times within hours of being made available online. “That’s really informative,” a user said. “The wonders of nature don’t fail to amaze us,” another added.(India Today)
