Tumblr Thread: Flamingos Are The Origin Of The Phoenix Myth

One of our favorite things about looking through animal content all day long are the incredible discoveries that we make. We learn so many unexpected things about animals through our days. Like, we learned that Vikings used to gift newlywed brides kittens, we learned that octopuses punch fish sometimes for no reason other than spite, we found out the mysteries of the Appalachian mountains, and today, we have learned about the legend of the phoenix.

Did you know that the origin of the legend of the phoenix are flamingos? Yeah, neither did we. And it's so unexpectedly interesting and amazing, we simply had to share this knowledge with you. Thank you, tumblr, for providing us this content and educating us - we love to laugh and learn at the same time.

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Well, yeah, when you think about it, flamingos are a ridiculously weird animal. If we didn't know what it was, we would also be just as confused when seeing it. Actually, we take it back, we are still pretty heckin' confused by it. Ain't nobody supposed to be able to balance that long on one leg, it's insane.
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We would agree that the flamingo should be the inspiration for the phoenix if it was not such a hilariously derpy bird. Like, all birds are kind of derpy, but flamingos take one of the top spots - right behind cockatoos who are getting too smart for our own good and jerk peacocks who just like scaring people.
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