
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos is a 2008 nature documentary that explores the great gathering of lesser flamingos which occurs every year at Lake Natron in Tanzania and along the salt lakes of the African Rift Valley. It was the first film released under the then-new Disneynature film label through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It premiered in France on 26 October 2008, with narration by Zabou Breitman. The film was released in theatres in the UK on 29 September 2009 and direct-to-video in the United States on 19 October 2010 with narration by Mariella Frostrup.
Plot
The film documents the lives of the lesser flamingos on the isolated shores of Lake Natron in Tanzania, revealing the breeding and parenting habits of the species. After mating on an immense salt island, the flamingos breed their chicks, who learn to survive and grow up in an extreme and dangerous environment. In the course of their journeys, they encounter marabou storks who prey on eggs and newly born chicks and a spotted hyena who takes no pity on the adult flamingos.
More details
author | Melanie Finn |
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director | Leander Ward Matthew Aeberhard |
genre | mystery |
keywords | attack bird breed flamingo isolated lake natron lesser flamingo marabou stork mat parent spotted hyena tanzania |
musicBy | The Cinematic Orchestra |
producer | Paul Webster |
productionCompany | Disneynature Kudos |
publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
theme | documentary nature |