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TIL that flamingos are unique from all other birds and mammals in that they have hinged upper beaks (jaws) instead of lower. They use their tongues and beaks to move water through filters they use to catch food. But, because their upper beaks move, they have to eat with their heads upside down.
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It’s like the IRL example of someone installing the plug wall socket upside down, or the door knob backwards
This is due to them having evolved in Canada.