The Dhaka Times Desk A lake that animals become stone when they get into the lake! The incident is surprising but true. A lake in the northern tip of Tanzania, South Africa. The name of this lake is Netron.
According to media reports, animals can't get up after landing in this salty lake. Stones become animals!
This Natron lake is 57 km in length and 22 km in width. Here the water of the Ewaso Niagara falls. Water from several nearby hot springs also flows into this lake. That is why the water of this lake is rich in various minerals. Much has been heard about this lake, but nothing has actually been proved.
8 years ago in 2011, a wildlife photographer named Nick Brandt was shocked when he went to Natron Lake. At that time, the bodies of numerous animals were scattered on the shores of the lake. Brandt said, they looked like a stone statue arranged in this lake!
Then the research started to know this mystery. A lot of information emerges from this study. The water of this Natron lake is extremely high in sodium carbonate and soda. The reason for this is that the bottom of Lake Natron was formed during the Pleistocene period about 2.6 million years ago with trachyte lava containing a lot of sodium and carbonate.
Various tests revealed that the water in Lake Natron is unusually alkaline, with a pH of 10.5. This alkaline water also has the ability to burn the skin. Which is basically unbearable for animals.
The water temperature of this lake is 60 degrees Celsius most of the year. Due to which the water of this lake evaporates quickly. At its bottom lies liquid lava like water. Microorganisms called cyanobacteria thrive in lakes for sodium and carbonate. The body of this microorganism contains red pigment. Due to which the water of the lake is seen to be red in color.
Scientists say that animals are attracted to the lake by this color. However, due to the excessive alkalinity of the water, the birds can no longer rise, and death is certain for them.
Although the water in Lake Natron is alkaline, this lake is one of the largest breeding grounds for Lesser Flamingos in East Africa. About 2.5 million lesser flamingos can be seen in this lake. Because the shallow water of this lake is rich in blue-green algae. They mainly survive and reproduce by eating these algae.
Scientists believe that these flamingos have adapted themselves to the alkalinity of the lake. That is why no frozen bodies of flamingos were found in the water of Lake Natron.
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