Flamingos are (0)________ type of wading bird. There are four flamingo species in the
Americas and two species in the Old World.
Flamingos often stand on one leg, the 30________ leg tucked beneath the body. The
reason for this behaviour is not fully understood. Recent research 31________ that
standing on one leg may 32________ the birds to conserve more body heat, given that
they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. 33________, the
behaviour also takes place in warm water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos
may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.
Flamingos are very social birds; they live in colonies 34________ population can number
in the thousands. These large colonies 35________ to serve three purposes for the
flamingos: avoiding predators, maximizing food intake, and using scarce suitable nesting
sites 36________ efficiently.
For the first six days after the chicks hatch, the adults and chicks stay in the nesting sites.
At around seven to twelve days old, the chicks begin to move 37________ their nests and
explore their surroundings. When they are two weeks old, the chicks congregate in
groups, called «microcrèches», and their parents leave 38________ alone. 39________ a
while, the microcrèches merge into «crèches» containing thousands of chicks. Chicks that
do not stay in their crèches are vulnerable to predators.
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1 whose
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They let their children keep different pets at home. Они разрешают своим детям держать дома разных питомцев.
Существует правило: после глаголов to let и to make в предложении инфинитив употребляется без частицы to, например:
Let him go to the cinema tonight — Отпусти его в кино сегодня вечером.