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Flamingos on the Momella Lakes
The
Momella
Lakes
are
part
of
the
Arusha
National
Park,
some
kilometers
northeast
of
Arusha
in
northern
Tanzania.
There
are
7
lakes;
all
of
them
hold
alkaline
water
due
to
the
volcanic
underground.
Here
we
can
see
great
numbers
of
flamingos
all
year
round.
This
number
increases
remarkably
during
the
end
of
the
dry
season,
end
of
September/beginning
of
October,
when
all
other
resources
of
water
have
fallen
dry.
Then
the
whole
surface
of
the
Momella
Lakes
is
covered
with
flamingos.
The
majority
of
them
are
Lesser
Flamingos,
and
in
spite
of
this
name
these
birds
reach
a
standing
height
of
1m.
With
the
specially formed bill they filter the water for tiny food items like plankton and algae. They may reach an age of 50 years.
