The 'Lake of Death' that changes color, animals fall into it and become petrified, but it becomes a paradise for flamingos

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On the earth, there is a lake like the deep lake, which can make any animal that touches the lake petrified. Scientists call it "petrified lake". This lake is called Lake Natron. It is located in the north of Tanzania, in the east of the Great Rift Valley. It is 54 kilometers long and 24 kilometers wide. It is rich in salt, trona, magnesite and other resources. The water temperature of the petrochemical lake can be as high as 50 degrees, which is equivalent to a hot bathroom. The gas evaporated from the high water temperature also contains a lot of minerals. The pH value of the entire petrochemical lake can be as high as 9-10.5, and the alkalinity is very high. high. There is a very mysterious atmosphere shrouded in the lake. Many animals have strayed into this lake of death, thinking it is a blue sea. Who knows that if they fall down, their bodies will be calcified and become statues after a long time. . Therefore, there are many unusually realistic animal carvings on the trees along the lake.

The color of this lake of death will also change according to the change of the water level. The color of the lake water is generally white, pink or bean green, and some shallow water areas are burgundy and brown. The whole lake is also beautiful and strange.

But with the evolution of species, there is one creature that can adapt to the high alkalinity life of this lake, and that is the flamingo (flamingo). Flamingos are not afraid of this lake water. Flamingos live in Lake Natron and the surrounding waters with about 3 million small birds and 50,000 large birds. Almost all flamingos in Africa are said to return here each year to produce as many as 750,000 offspring. And there are many algae in this lake, which is the favorite food of flamingos. The special lake environment has made flamingos without poachers, and the highly corrosive environment has also kept some carnivores away. Natron Lake has become a natural breeding ground for flamingos.

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