Extreme Weather Leaves Flamingos Hungry

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Lesser flamingos in search of sustenance feed on surface scum in Lake Bogoria. Earthwatch-supported scientists find that the lake has very low levels of spirulina the primary food source for the flamingos due to recent heavy rains. Credit: David Harp ...
Lesser flamingos in search of sustenance feed on surface scum in Lake Bogoria. Earthwatch-supported scientists find that the lake has very low levels of spirulina, the primary food source for the flamingos, due to recent heavy rains. Credit: David Harper

Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) at Lake Bogoria, Kenya, are suffering from malnutrition, report Earthwatch-supported scientists working there. The scientists are investigating the causes of recent large-scale mortality events, resulting in the death of thousands of lesser flamingos in Kenya last year and at least half a million birds during the 1990s.


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