HONK-HONK-PINK
Flamingo
A pink question mark with a secret temper.
MEET THE FIGHTERS
Flamingo vs Okapi
Tonight's science rumble is set in a giant zoo clearing at high noon. No snacks were harmed.
Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Chicks hatch gray. The pink comes later, with the shrimp.
Shrimp and algae. The pink color comes from their food. They eat their outfit.
Okapi
Okapia johnstoni
An okapi's tongue can be 45 cm long and is often dark, like a giraffe's.
Leaves, fruit, and fungi. A long tongue steals lunch from thorny branches.
Who do YOU think wins?
CHUFF-BLEAT
Okapi
A forest giraffe in zebra socks.
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