As isolated as the lake is (it wasn't even discovered by Europeans until 1954), there are no protections in place for the lake or its threatened flamingo population.įollow Marc Lallanilla on Twitter and Google+. The serenity of Lake Natron - and its flamingo population - are threatened by a proposed hydroelectric power plant on the Ewaso Ngiro River, the main river feeding the lake. As shallow lakes in a hot climate, their water temperatures can reach as high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius). After crashing into the deadly waters of Lake Natron, unlucky birds are found calcified and hardening to stone-like structures. Both are terminal lakes that do not drain out to any river or sea they are fed by hot springs and small rivers. TripZilla May 7th, 2014 Lake Natron of Tanzania has seen some of the most phantasmagorical spectacles of life animals turning into stone. In the slightly less salty water around its margins, some fish can also. Lake Natron in Northern Tanzania is extremely high in soda and salt content. Lake Natron is one of two alkaline lakes in that area of East Africa the other is Lake Bahi. Nonetheless, Lake Natron is home to some endemic algae, invertebrates, and birds. The notion of portraits of dead animals in the place where they once lived drew photographer Nick Brandt to create the images in his 'Calcified' series. The flamingos' nests are built on small islands that form in the lake during the dry season. 5 of 7 Nick Brandt/Courtesy Hasted Kraeutler, NYC Eerie Animals Look Like Theyre Stone Calcified Reflected Flamingo, Lake Natron, 2010. During breeding season, more than 2 million lesser flamingos ( Phoenicopterus minor) use the shallow lake as their primary breeding ground in Africa.
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