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Unexpected Consequences

This group of Greater Flamingos were performing their mating dance and display for dominance in Camargue, France.

 

The two flamingos in the center of this photography get their necks entangled with each other.

 

They quickly worked it out and then the group continued to perform the dancing ritual.

 

There are nine different postures during the courtship display and from these postures, there are more than 100 possible transitions between the postures.

 

The dance is a beautiful group behavior to watch and listen to.

 

-Phoenicopterus roseus

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Uploaded on April 14, 2023
Taken on February 20, 2023