Video: Nature's mystery: spots in the fields of Namibia
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
In some fields Namibia and Angola one curious phenomenon can be observed: numerous circular patches of barren land dot these vast plains. This phenomenon was discovered back in 1971, but to this day there is no adequate explanation for it.
The diameter of the spots ranges from two to fifteen meters, and their total number has long been in the thousands. This phenomenon is observed only in lands remote from large settlements, therefore, there is no need to talk about the large group of enthusiasts who created this myth and supported it for many years.
According to popular beliefs Himbaliving in Namibia, the circles appear due to the fiery breath of the dragon living under the earth's crust. Other, more realistic hypotheses were put forward by scientists who believed that the cause of this phenomenon lies in the activity of ants, or plants, or caused by the influence of toxins and chemical waste.
The most compelling explanation comes from a German biology professor Norbert Jurgens (Norbert Juergen), who claims that the staining is caused by the complex activity of sand termites. According to him, these insects eat up all vegetation within a small circle and burrow into the ground. The lack of vegetation allows moisture to seep through the sand, so that even in the driest conditions underground, termites retain a small reserve of water.
Biologist Walter Schinkel (Walter R. Tschinkel) conducted an "independent investigation" into the mystery of the origin of the spots, but did not find any traces of termite activity in them. Scientists' debate regarding the origin of crop circles Namibia and continues to this day, and the undisclosed secret only adds piquancy to the pictures taken in these places. It should be noted that the author of many of these photographs is already known to readers. Kulturologia Frans Lanting.
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