Lake Natron turns animals into stone statues Bashny.Net

Look at those chilling izvayaniya



Small lake depth of less than three meters, located in the north of Tanzania, near the border with Kenya, is named after the mineral Natrona. Depending on the season Natrona surface can be covered with a crust of minerals brought by with volcanic ash from the Great Rift Valley (also known as the Great Rift Valley).

The alkalinity of the lake ranges from 9-10, 5 pH, the water temperature reaches 60 ° C, so the animals (mostly birds), falling into the lake immediately killed and their remains are covered with minerals and harden, turning into stone statues.





In the pond live only a few animal species, including unique species of fish called alkaline telapiya also is home to rare small flamingos, which is one of the few breeding sites.



Lake waters reliably protect the flamingos from predators during the breeding period, so millions of these birds come here to nest, but it's still quite a dangerous event - flamingos build their nests on the islands of salt, which is surrounded by the deadly waters of the lake. And when the evaporation of water results in a significant increase in alkalinity Natrona, activated by certain types of bacteria whose livelihoods colors lake in blood red.













By the way, the first time the unique "ability" Natrona kill animals and turn them into statues discovered photographer Nick Brandt, during his trip to Africa next. He made a report, placing the remains as if these birds and bats alive, making him shots like a scene from a horror movie.

via factroom.ru