Hi, I'm Felicity Arengo. 
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 This is Laguna Grande, Argentina. See the pink dots? They're flamingos!
 This is an Andean Flamingo. Its scientific name is Phoenicoparrus andinus.
 They are foraging for food in a salty lake.
 They live in the shallow, salty lakes of the Andean Altiplano, a high plateau in the Andes mountain chain.
 This is another species, called James' (or Puna) Flamingos.
 Its scientific name is Phoenicoparrus jamesi.
 These are young flamingos. By 3 to 5 years old, their feathers will reach full color.
 This is me in Bolivia. I'm counting flamingos that live in the Andean lakes.
 Another scientist and I retrieve a flamingo from a trap.
 Don't worry, the flamingo won't be harmed.
 We fit the flamingo with a satellite transmitter.
 The transmitter tracks the flamingo's movements and maps its locations.
 We then release the flamingo.
 In Argentina, we gave a presentation to help people learn about flamingos.
 Kids made stuff animal models of Andean, James', and Chilean flamingos!
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