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Re-order Paragraphs

PTE · Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into a logical order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. Without that steady supply, a captive flamingo will slowly fade back to a pale, washed-out grey.
  2. As the birds digest this food, the pigments are absorbed and gradually deposited into their growing feathers.
  3. The transformation comes from their diet of tiny algae and shrimp, which are packed with reddish pigments.
  4. Chicks actually hatch with dull grey plumage and develop their famous pink shade only over time.
  5. The colour of a flamingo's feathers is not something the bird is born with.

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