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You might think standing out in the wild would work against you.

But for flamingos, it's the pinker and older birds who seem to be the key individuals in the flock.

That's the conclusion reached by researchers in Britain. They are trying to understand the animals in order to help them thrive in captivity.

Four of the six remaining species of flamingo are threatened with extinction. Many of their wetland habitats are being affected by mining.

Vocabulary 詞匯:

standing out 顯眼

flock 鳥(niǎo)群

thrive 茁壯成長(zhǎng)

extinction 滅絕

wetland 沼澤地，濕地