The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
Dec 17 2008
•1h 18m
•Documentary
In the remote and forgotten wilderness of Lake Natron, in northern Tanzania, one of nature's last great mysteries unfolds: the birth, life and death of a million crimson-winged flamingos.
Cast
See allMariella Frostrup
Narrator
Zabou Breitman
Narrator (French version) (voice)
Karoline Herfurth
Narrator (German version) (voice)
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