There are lakes in Kenya full of Sodium Carbine, supplied from a nearby volcano. It is completely inhospitable to anything but algae. Still Flamingos--with their long legs and inverted beaks--go there to feed on the algae and mate.

Originally released by BBC Worldwide Learning, 2010. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on April 18, 2015.

Flamingo Lakes (3:00); .