I saw entire flocks of dead birds all washed ashore together, lemming-like,” he says.
It is in the Gregory Rift, which is the eastern. Likewise, the lake’s shores have at times been riddled with carcasses of dead animals. During dry season, Brandt discovered, when the water recedes, the birds’ desiccated, chemically-preserved carcasses wash up along the coastline. Lake Natron is a salt or alkaline lake located in north Ngorongoro District of Arusha Region in Tanzania. Lake Natron gets its name from the naturally occurring mixture of sodium carbonates called natron. Brandt theorizes that the highly-reflective, chemical dense waters act like a glass door, fooling birds into thinking they’re flying through empty space (not long ago, a helicopter pilot tragically fell victim to the same illusion, and his crashed aircraft was rapidly corroded by the lake’s waters). A swallow © Nick Brandt 2013, Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYĪs you might expect, few creatures live in the harsh waters, which can reach 140 degrees Fahreinheit-they’re home to just a single fish species ( Alcolapia latilabris), some algae and a colony of flamingos that feeds on the algae and breeds on the shore.įrequently, though, migrating birds crash into the lake’s surface. Il Lago che Pietrifica gli Animali Come avevamo accennato all’inizio, il Lago Natron ha una caratteristica peculiare, ovvero la grande alcalinità. The Natron Tanzania is a breeding area of the over 2.5 million flamingos, which they choose as breeding ground for the fact that it is safe because of the caustic environment which is a barrier against various predators which would otherwise try to reach their nests on the seasonally forming evaporate islands.
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