See Real Animals Turned Into Eerie Statues By A Chemically Charged Lake According to classical mythology, whenever anyone gazed upon the snake–enveloped face of Medusa, he or she would turn into stone. Apparently, a modern day equivalent to this myth exists in Tanzania, where a lake is calcifying any animal that's spent too much time in its inhospitable waters. Photographer Nick Brandt has been capturing images of wildlife petrified as a direct result of the unique ...
Oct. 2, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine