Known as the Tree of Life 🌳, the African Baobab can reach 100ft tall and have big hollowed out trunks. These trees provide food, water, and shelter for people and wildlife. I have been in complete awe of these giants while visiting Tarangire National Park in Tanzania. During the wet season, they produce edible hanging fruits (mabuyu) and are dressed in their deciduous foliage which they lose in the dry season. Their bare and root-like branches hint at why they were named the upside-down tree. T

Ancient Sentinel of the Savannah! 🌳 The Baobab Tree: Nature's Ancient Giant. These majestic trees, with their swollen trunks and outstretched branches, are icons of the African landscape. What stories do you think these silent giants could tell? #BaobabTree #Africa #Nature #AncientTrees #Savannah #Wildlife #TravelAfrica #NaturePhotography #IconicTrees #Ecology | Eyebiokin Kenny Peter

2.6K views · 160 reactions | Baobab trees in #madagascar also known as the “tree of life” live to be over 2500 years old & have been around since the time of dinosaurs 練  @uncleofplants #baobabtree #treeoflife #africa #thenaturefoundation #tnf #conservation #nature #photography #wildlifephotography #natureshots #naturegram | The Nature Foundation | Facebook