With the salt flats all to themselves, these flamingos have the privacy to dance -- and in the process, choose their mates.
Apr 8th, 2009 | 10 comments | 7,881 Views

With the salt flats all to themselves, these flamingos have the privacy to dance -- and in the process, choose their mates.
Following their parents' lead, the flamingo chicks march across the barren desert for weeks.
The salt basins of the Atacama Desert in the high Andes are formidable places to call home. Those who live in such an unwelcoming habitat have specialized adaptations.
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