Pink flamingos can be spotted in other places around Tanzania such as the Momella lakes, at Lake Manyara, Lake Magadi around the Ngorongoro Crater and other alkaline lakes in the northern parts of the country. When the chicks are strong enough, a few adults escort them to the fresh water by foot. The sight of around 100,000 chicks protected by their parents is truly amazing. They eat their egg's shell and then are fed by their parents for a few months. Lake Natron, Ngorongoro District, Arusha region, Tanzania : Lake Natron is a closed alkaline saline lake on the floor of the Kenya Rift valley in Tanzania. Small grey chicks usually hatch between December-February.
This salt and soda lake with its unbearable heat and undrinkable water is home to more than 2,5 millions of lesser flamingoes. A single egg is laid and incubated by both parents for 28 days. Lake Natron in the Arusha Region of northern Tanzania is one of the largest pink flamingo breeding ground in the world. It's impressive to see how a pair of flamingoes builds a nest, which can be up to 30 cm high to protect the chicks from the floods and to keep it cool. If you want to see the egg laying and hatching, the best season starts with the receding of the water level, October and December is the peak.
Over 75% of the world's population of flamingoes are born in the Lake Natron, as this is the only place where the eggs are regularly laid.
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