The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos is a 2008 British-American nature documentary which that explores for the first time the great gathering of lesser flamingos which occurs every year in Tanzania at lake Natron and along the salt lakes of the African Rift Valley. It was the very first movie released under the then-new Disneynature film label. It premiered in France on October 26, 2008, with narration by Zabou Breitman, and was released theatrically in the UK on September 29, 2009 and direct-to-video in the United States on October 19, 2010 with narration by Mariella Frostrup.
The film documents the lives of the lesser and greater flamingos on the isolated shores of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania, revealing the breeding and parenting habits of the species. After mating on an immense salt island, the flamingos breed the chicks, that learn to survive and to grow up in an extreme and full of dangers environment. Along their journeys, they encounter marabou storks who prey on many eggs and newly born chicks and a spotted hyena who takes no pity on the adult flamingos.
As the film progresses, it focuses on the life of one of the little ones that at birth is separated from her mother and the flamingos group when the storks attack. Alone, the mother successfully dodges the stork and reunites with the group she grew up in, not succeeding find his son anymore. With no mother or father to look up to, the mid-sized flamingo has to teach itself the key habits of the species. She successfully grows up to become a large, pink feathered bird and survives when the group is attacked again by the hyena. Her story is focused on to show the strength and determination for life the flamingos have. The film ends with remembering the importance of preserving the lake Natron from pollution and exploitation to ensure the survival of the lesser flamingos, as over 80% of birds found in nature were born here.
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