Hoax Hunters: Can a lake turn animals to stone?
Brains On! Science podcast for kids
Brains On Universe
4.4 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever heard of Lake Natron? It’s located in Tanzania, Africa, and, if you believe the internet, it can instantly petrify anything that touches it. Lucky for us, we have a direct line to the Hoax Hunters (aka Sanden and Marc) - they love myths, and they hate getting tricked.
Along the way to saying yea or nay to this stoney phenomenon, the Hoax Hunters speak with Neovitus Sianga. Not only does he have firsthand knowledge of the lake, but he works for African People and Wildlife, where he helps protect the environment around Lake Natron.
We also have a brand new Mystery Sound… and Marc and Sanden start a cleaning service?!?
Guest: Neovitus Sianga
Want more Hoax Hunters? Here are a few more episodes featuring our hoax hunting pals:
Are UFOs real?
Lost Cities
Mermaids, Kraken and Loch Ness Monster
Bigfoot, Unicorns and Dragons
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