Flamingos live in large colonies that can number in the thousands. This collective lifestyle not only protects them from predators, but also allows them to synchronize their reproduction. During courtship, the birds perform spectacular dances, swinging their sinuous necks and spreading their colorful wings in a ballet-like choreography.
Breeding, however, remains a challenge. Flamingos have only one mate for their entire life. They build nests in the form of mounds of mud, on which they lay a single egg. The chicks, gray at birth, develop their pink coloring over the years.
The parents take care of the young with devotion. For two months, the young grow by ingesting "crop milk", a nutrient-rich secretion passed beak to beak by their parents. It is the microscopic algae and small crustaceans that they consume that give their plumage its characteristic pink hue, thanks to the presence of carotenoids.
As they grow, they feed on aquatic insects, molluscs, algae, crustaceans and small pink shrimp, which further enhance their beautiful coloring. They walk in the water to look for food or fly to move more quickly.
A singular elegance in flight
In the azure-tinted skies, a vision of rare grace enchants the observer: the flight of pink flamingos. These birds, symbols of elegance and lightness, trace captivating arabesques in the sky, an aerial ballet that reflects their natural harmony.
A graceful and synchronized flight: it is a hypnotizing spectacle. They move in large groups, especially during their autumn migrations. At this time, they leave France and Italy to join African lands in the spring. These groups, called "flocks" or "flamboyances", cross lands, lakes and rivers in search of food.
The perfect coordination of flamingos in flight is much more than a simple aesthetic act: it is a collective strategy that allows them to cover long distances while saving energy. Tireless migrants, they fly over lagoons, marshes and deserts, connecting continents in their search for areas rich in food. Their flight also symbolizes freedom: pink silhouettes against a blue sky, they embody the link between the earth and the heavens, between man and nature.
Interdisciplinary school project on Generative Artificial Intelligence carried out with class 3A of the middle school of Orte (VT) Italy, with the supervision of French texts by teacher MICHELA PERINI.
Original music:
Maurizio MAZZOLI
https://www.jamendo.com/track/1877435/carnet-de-notes
Breeding, however, remains a challenge. Flamingos have only one mate for their entire life. They build nests in the form of mounds of mud, on which they lay a single egg. The chicks, gray at birth, develop their pink coloring over the years.
The parents take care of the young with devotion. For two months, the young grow by ingesting "crop milk", a nutrient-rich secretion passed beak to beak by their parents. It is the microscopic algae and small crustaceans that they consume that give their plumage its characteristic pink hue, thanks to the presence of carotenoids.
As they grow, they feed on aquatic insects, molluscs, algae, crustaceans and small pink shrimp, which further enhance their beautiful coloring. They walk in the water to look for food or fly to move more quickly.
A singular elegance in flight
In the azure-tinted skies, a vision of rare grace enchants the observer: the flight of pink flamingos. These birds, symbols of elegance and lightness, trace captivating arabesques in the sky, an aerial ballet that reflects their natural harmony.
A graceful and synchronized flight: it is a hypnotizing spectacle. They move in large groups, especially during their autumn migrations. At this time, they leave France and Italy to join African lands in the spring. These groups, called "flocks" or "flamboyances", cross lands, lakes and rivers in search of food.
The perfect coordination of flamingos in flight is much more than a simple aesthetic act: it is a collective strategy that allows them to cover long distances while saving energy. Tireless migrants, they fly over lagoons, marshes and deserts, connecting continents in their search for areas rich in food. Their flight also symbolizes freedom: pink silhouettes against a blue sky, they embody the link between the earth and the heavens, between man and nature.
Interdisciplinary school project on Generative Artificial Intelligence carried out with class 3A of the middle school of Orte (VT) Italy, with the supervision of French texts by teacher MICHELA PERINI.
Original music:
Maurizio MAZZOLI
https://www.jamendo.com/track/1877435/carnet-de-notes
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00:00Les flamants roses vivent en grande colonie pouvant regrouper des milliers d'individus.
00:22Ce mode de vie collectif leur permet non seulement de se protéger des prédateurs,
00:27mais aussi de synchroniser leur reproduction.
00:30En période de parade nuptiale, les oiseaux se livrent à des danses tons spectaculaires,
00:35balançant leurs coups sinueux et étalant leurs ailes colorées dans une chorégraphie digne d'un ballet.
00:42La reproduction reste toutefois un défi.
00:45Les flamants roses n'ont qu'un seul compagnon pour toute leur vie.
00:48Ils construisent des nids en forme de monticules de boue, sur lesquels ils pondent un seul œuf.
00:54Les poussins, gris à la naissance, développent leur coloration rose au fil des années.
01:01Les parents s'occupent des petits avec dévouement.
01:04Pendant deux mois, ces derniers grandissent en ingurgitant le lait de jabot,
01:08une sécrétion riche en nutriments, transmise bec à bec par leurs parents.
01:12Ce sont les algues microscopiques et les petits crustacés qu'ils consomment
01:16qui donnent à leur plumage sa teinte rose si caractéristique, grâce à la présence de caroténoïdes.
01:23En grandissant, ils se nourrissent d'insectes aquatiques, de mollusques, d'algues, de crustacés
01:29et de petites crevettes roses, qui renforcent encore leur belle coloration.
01:34Ils marchent dans l'eau pour chercher leur nourriture ou volent pour se déplacer plus rapidement.
01:38Le flamant rose, dont le nom scientifique est Phénicopterus roseus,
01:51est l'une des six espèces de flamants dans le monde.
01:54Il mesure en moyenne 150 cm et il pèse environ 3 kg.
01:59On le trouve principalement autour de la Méditerranée, en Afrique et en Asie du Sud-Est.
02:04En France, la Camargue est l'un des derniers refuges pour ses oiseaux en Europe du Sud,
02:10abritant une des colonies les plus importantes.
02:13Dans les vastes étendues de la Camargue, les salines offrent un paysage unique
02:17où la nature et l'homme coexistent en harmonie.
02:21Ici, la mer, le vent et le soleil façonnent les bassins d'eau salée
02:25qui se teintent de nuances extraordinaires de rose, d'orange et de violet
02:29grâce à la présence de micro-organismes comme la Dunaliella salina.
02:33Les salines de la Camargue sont un lieu où le temps semble suspendu,
02:38une ode à la force créatrice de la nature.
02:46Le flamant rose incarne la beauté sauvage des zones humides et leur importance écologique.
02:53Mais il est aussi un rappel poignant de la fragilité de ces écosystèmes face aux pressions humaines.
02:58Son allure unique, due à ses pattes interminables idéales pour fouiller les eaux peu profondes
03:04et à son bec incurvé, parfaitement adapté pour filtrer la nourriture, en fait un modèle d'adaptation.
03:10Avec son long cou gracieux, ses grandes ailes et sa queue courte ornée de plumes roses,
03:16le flamant rose est un chef-d'œuvre de la nature.
03:19Les flamants roses se tiennent souvent sur un pied,
03:22un comportement qui leur permet de réduire les pertes de chaleur par leurs jambes
03:26tout en protégeant leur corps du froid de l'eau.
03:29Les flamants roses symbolisent la beauté, l'équilibre, le potentiel et le romantisme.
03:36Leur grâce sans effort et leur capacité à se tenir sur une jambe
03:40représentent l'harmonie et la sérénité.
03:43Quels êtres intéressants et romantiques !
03:46Sous le ciel d'azur, les flamants dansent,
03:49leurs roses éclatent, capturant nos sens.
03:52Oiseaux d'une grâce infinie, gardiens fiers d'une terre en harmonie.
04:16Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada