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Pink blanket of flamingos, Rift Valley lakes, Nakuru Lake National Park, Kenya
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Pink Blanket Of Flamingos, Rift Valley Lakes, Nakuru Lake National Park, Kenya

Conservation status
Scientists have discovered that flamingos are dying by the thousands along the Great Rift Valley lakes of Kenya and Tanzania. However, they are baffled as to the reason. Possible causes include avian cholera, botulism, metal poisoning, pesticides or poisonous bacteria, say researchers. Also, fears for the future of the Lesser Flamingo — Phoeniconaias minor — have been raised by plans to pipe water from one of their key breeding areas, the shores of Lake Natron. The lakes are crucial to the birds' breeding success because the flamingos feed off the blooms of cyanobacteria that thrive there.

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Filename:513829.jpg
Album name:Fauna & Flora
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Keywords:#pink #blanket #flamingos #rift #valley #lakes #nakuru #lake #national #park #kenya
Filesize:107 KiB
Date added:Oct 25, 2012
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