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Lake Nakuru is a shallow, alkaline lake that hosts one of the greatest ornithological spectacles on earth - flocks of fuschia pink flamingo, sometimes numbering over a million feed on abundant algae which thrives in the warm waters. Scientists reckon that the flamingo population population at Nakuru consumes about 250 tones of this algae per hectare of surface area per year. But flamingo are not the only avian attraction. There are over 400 resident species on the lake and in the surrounding park.
Thousands of both little grebes and white winged black terns are frequently seen as are stilts, avocets, ducks and the European winter waders. Also unforgettable are the two fish eating birds, pelicans and cormorants, for despite the tepid and alkaline water, a diminutive fish, tilapia grahami, has flourished after being introduced in the early 1960's. The Park also serves as a sanctuary for the endangered black rhino as well as being home to various other large game species, including leopard.