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Why are flamingos pink?

The pink color of flamingos is not given to them from birth, but comes from the small red crustaceans or algae that are eaten, which contain carotenoids.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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How is rainfall measured?

In many countries, rainfall is measured with a device called a rain gauge. The rain gauge used by United States meteorologists is a hollow tube closed at the bottom and flared at the top. This device is placed in an open area, and a graduated scale on it shows how much rainwater has entered it. Meteorologists say that an inch of rain fell if enough water fell in a given area to form a layer of water one inch thick on the surface of that place.

A place where less than 10 inches (25 centimeters) falls annually is called a desert. Ten to twenty inches is enough for grass to grow, but more than 20 inches is required for agriculture. If more than 250 centimeters of precipitation falls during the warm season, wild vegetation becomes so dense that it drowns out cultivated plants. This happens in the jungles of Brazil, in Central Africa and in India. There is a place in India called Cherrapunji where about 1140 centimeters of rain falls a year!

In contrast, Egypt receives only 4 centimeters of rain per year. In the United States, the most precipitation falls on the coast of Washington state and in Oregon - 200-250 centimeters. Some parts of Arizona receive less than 8 centimeters of rain per year. The highest rainfall recorded in the UK is 257 inches (653 centimeters) in Cumberland in 1954.

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