"I don't know about flamingos, but foods that supplement the pigment affect the canary. Kind of like... the same thing that turns your face orange if you eat too many carrots over a period of time."

Beat. His ears twitch, and he laughs.

"A friend of mine did that once. His skin was orange! People were wondering if he was jaundiced or something."

In the meantime, he'll happily continue this topic until Horvath comes up with something that he wants them to guess.