Why can flamingos bend their necks?

The neck is long and sinuous. Typical number of cervical vertebrae for birds are 13-25; a flamingo has 19 elongated cervical (neck) vertebrae allowing for optimized movement and twisting. http://www.seaworld. read more

According to Livescience, the tallest flamingo species is the Greater Flamingo, which can stand anywhere between "3.9 to 4.7 feet (1.2 to 1.45 meters)", with the smallest being the Lesser Flamingo which stands "2.6 feet (80 cm)". read more

Flamingos have long legs and a long neck. Their beak is curved to help them with filter feeding and they have webbed feet for swimming and stability when standing in soft mud. They are water birds are there are five species, Greater, Chilean, Lesser, Andean and James’. read more

Flamingos (Phoenicopterus rubber) are known to often stand on one leg while resting. Scientists have put forward a number of ideas as to why the birds favor this unipedal stance while taking a snooze, but none had ever tested out their explanations. read more