Live Science describes the dead animals as having “chalky sodium carbonate deposits outlining their bodies. And for those animals that do become interred here, animals don’t immediately die and turn to stone upon touching the lake. “A calcified flamingo, preserved by the highly basic waters of Tanzania’s Lake Natron and photographed by Nick Brandt,” reads National Geographic’s caption of one of the photos included in the Facebook post. Lake Natron is a hotspot for beautiful life.
The photographs included in the post were taken by photographer Nick Brandt in 2013, who collected the animal carcasses around the lake’s shoreline and posed them for the pictures, the outlet reported. According to Brandt's new book, Across the Ravaged Land, Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is a death trap for birds and bats who appear to slam into it due to its surface's extremely reflective nature. The dead animals in the photos were not instantly turned to stone by the lake, but rather became calcified due to the characteristics of the lake, according to National Geographic. Quickly making their way around the web are these fascinating photos by Nick Brandt that show an eerie lake in Africa turning animals into stone. “Any animal which touches the lake turns into stone.” (RELATED: Does This Image Show A Heart-Shaped Pond In Zimbabwe?) “Natron Lake in Tanzania is the most (sic) deadliest place for animals,” reads text included in the image. 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. The image shows what appears to be the petrified remains of two birds sitting on a body of water. Nick Brandt / Courtesy of Hasted Kraeutler Gallery. An image shared on Facebook claims it turns any animal that touches it to stone.
Due to High levels of evaporation, theres a large deposit of natron (. Lake Natron in Tanzania is a saltwater lake with a pH of 10.5 (nearly as high as that of ammonia) and temperatures up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Smithsonian Magazine. Have you Heard of the Natron Lake The Lake that Turns Any living Animal into Stone.
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