The otherworldly environment sits in the wake of Ol Doinyo Lengai, a volcano that overlooks the home range of these hardcore birds. The characteristically pink feathers of Lake Natron’s flamingos sit in sharp contrast to the canvas of Tanzania’s famous soda lake, which reaches a pH of almost 12 – close to the strength of household bleach. Be it heat, salinity, or altitude, they are found across the globe and David Attenborough’s most recent collaboration with the BBC, A Perfect Planet, exhibits one such animal in stunning 4K Ultra HD. Extremophile is a word used to describe organisms that can thrive in environments that would surely kill other living things.
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