Flamingos conjure ‘water tornadoes’ to trap their prey. The brightly colored birds are pretty adept predators. By Laura Baisas. Published May 13, 2025 11:47 AM EDT.

New research illustrates how flamingos use their necks and beaks to create a vortex in the water to trap and slurp up their prey — an evolutionary practice apparently distinct to them.

University of California - Berkeley. (2025, May 12). Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 05 ...

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Flamingos create water tornados to trap their prey Stomp dancing, head jerking, chattering and skimming generate whorls and eddies that funnel brine shrimp and small animals into the birds’ mouths ...

Flamingos aren’t the only beneficiaries either. Wilson’s phalaropes feed around Chilean flamingos, and have been found to double their food intake when they do, which the authors attribute to ...

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