In the video you are about to watch, you will see a flamingo family. Let’s say it from the beginning: What you think ‘blood’ is That flowing red thing is not blood.

Don’t be confused because of this flamingo families It’s a pretty common eating routine.

Of the thousands of bird species, only three types can produce ‘milk’: Flamingos are at the top of the list.

a mammal You may wonder how he produces milk even though he has no milk. However, this milk is not the same as the milk we know. Since the baby has no teat to drink from, he produces this milk naturally in different ways.

This is exactly what you see in the video! That flowing red thing isn’t actually blood.milk.

They secrete this milk into a sac-like structure that their digestive system typically uses to store food.

on video mother and father flamingo, move together to feed the cub. The father flamingo places his beak on the nurse’s head so that it reaches her beak; The baby drinks the milk directly from this.

What looks like blood and comes to mind daddy flamingo Although there is a perception that the mother’s head bleeds in a ‘criminal’ manner, this is a completely natural occurrence and the milk comes from a bladder in the father’s body.

That’s why a flamingo family works together to feed their chicks.

These creatures reside in the digestive tract They produce this milk in red color. The family in the video is also trying to feed their children. In short, we can say that this milk is part of the digestive system that birds store before digestion.

So as you can see, it’s clear There is no blood or cruelty.

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