The distinctive pink color of flamingos comes from the food they eat: algae and shrimp that contain carotenoid pigments (the same stuff that makes carrots orange).
The word dinosaur comes from the Greek language and means ‘terrible lizard’. The word was coined by English paleontologist Richard Owen in 1842 and was meant to refer to Dinosaurs impressive size rather than their scary appearance.
Unlike other species of shark, the great white is warm-blooded. Although the great white does not keep a constant body temperature, it needs to eat a lot of meat in order to be able to regulate its temperature.
Elephants have large, thin ears. Their ears are made up of a complex network of blood vessels which regulate an elephant's body temperature. Blood is circulated through their ears to cool them down in hot climates. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/elephant.html