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WORLD’S MOST
CAUSTIC
LAKE
RED ISLAND
Thousands of flamingos
gather red Spirulina from the
soda-crusted water of Lake
Natron. Scaly skin protects
the birds’ legs from the
caustic soda. The soda deters
predators, and because of this,
the lake is the lesser flamingos’
main breeding site in Africa.
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