The uniqueness of lake Natron since its discovery has prompted the Tanzanian government to upgrade it to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance in the year 2001. But sometimes the lake also becomes inhospitable to these flamingos when the alkalinity of the water increases and if they come in direct contact with the water in that period. The alkalinity of Lake Natron varies between pH 9 and pH 10. The phenomenon of gathering flamingos in large numbers is often referred to as the “pink parade” by biologists. This extremely rare phenomenon is caused by the chemical makeup within the lake. Hence, lesser flamingos have a pinkish hue in their body. It is also said that Spirulina, blue-green algae with red pigments present in this lake, passes on their pigments to these flamingos that feed on these algae and raise their young ones there. The flamingos’ nests are built on small islands, which form in the lake during the dry season. A seeming hell on earth, Lake Natron in Tanzania is a salt lake nearly as alkaline as ammonia, with a fiery red hue due to cyanobacteria that thrive in the hot water, which can reach 140º F. In 1972, Charles Duke embarked on the mission to explore the moon’s surface with a lunar roving vehicle. The lake being shallow is an ideal breeding ground for more than 2 million Lesser Flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor). A few weeks back we shared with you breath-taking photography taken of Calcified Animals on the Lake Natron, and today we would like to present some of the best rare historic photos. Moreover, the lake derives its vermillion shade of red and pink from a few species of halophiles and thermophiles that are an integral part of this lake. Tanzanya’nn kuzeyinde bulunan Natron Gölü’nün artlar o kadar yaama elverisiz durumda ki çevresinde bulunan canllarn hemen hemen hepsi bu bölgeden uzak durmay ac bir biçimde örenmi durumda. The alkaline tilapia, a very rare fish, lives along the edges of the hot spring inlets. Bunun farkna varan fotorafç Nick Brandt ise bu heykellemi canllar tüyler ürpertici bir biçimde fotoraflad. Other volcanoes usually spew silicates, but the Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only one on the planet that spills "natrocarbonatites" as cool, runny, dark washes.In spite of its deadly nature, the lake is known to be hospitable to a few of the world’s endemic species. It's a favorite among petrologists because it's the only one of its kind, Hannes Mattsson, a researcher at the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich, told NBC News. The culprit is Ol Doinyo Lengai, a million-year old volcano just south of Lake Natron. The scientific explanation behind it This is because the lake is very rich in sodium carbonate which is formed from the warm temperature of the water which is. The red colour is due to its alkali salt crust & salt-loving microorganism. Nick Brandt / Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery Lake Natron (Tanzania) An eerie lake with a pH level of 9-10, burning hot at C or F. A calcified dove, from Nick Brandt's book Across The Ravaged Land, published by Abrams, New York. How did the lake get this hostile? The "salt" in it isn't the regular table variety harvested from seawater, but magmatic limestone that's been forged deep in the Earth, poured out in runny lava flows and blasted into the air to become ash clouds 10 miles high.
Water levels fluctuate easily because it's so hot - when the levels drop, the corpses are left behind on the shores, coated in salt, exactly how Brandt found them.
Small birds or bats that try and fail to cross the 12- by 30-mile lake fall in, as do insects like beetles and locusts. Its rare red color makes Natron Lake a very unique and beautiful destination.
Nick Brandt / Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery Flamingos are some of the lucky birds that can make the trip across the lake which is 30-miles wide at its longest point. you know, calcified remains should be really interesting to see in color. "If a body falls anywhere else it decomposes very quickly, but on the edge of the lake, it just gets encrusted in salt and stays forever," David Harper, an ecologist at the University of Leicester who has visited Lake Natron four times, told NBC News. seen the photos of the calcified remains of animals that died on the lake.
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