Name: Africa's Deadly Lake
Uploaded: 2020-01-01
Duration: 10 min 21 s
Description: In Africa’s Great Rift Valley, lies a mysterious, toxic lake. Lake Natron’s red water reaches hellish temperatures and its chemistry is similar to ammonia. Yet despite the deadly conditions, a few species manage to do more than just survive -- they thrive.

In Africa’s Great Rift Valley, lies a mysterious, toxic lake. Lake Natron’s red water reaches hellish temperatures and its chemistry is similar to ammonia. Yet despite the deadly conditions, a few species manage to do more than just survive -- they thrive.

Explore Lake Natron, a shallow, toxic lake in Africa's Great Rift Valley shaped by volcanic forces and extreme chemistry. Discover how lesser flamingos breed in its protected mudflats and how rare alcolapia fish have adapted to heat, salt, and low oxygen. It is a striking window into evolution, geology, and survival that rewards close watching.

Enter a scarlet alkaline lake where flamingos and fish defy the odds.

Africa's Deadly Lake

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