Why Elephants Eat the Baobab Tree
Clip: Episode 4 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
The baobab stores thousands of gallons of water in its spongy wood.
The elephant has a special relationship with the baobab, eating its fruit and spreading its seeds. The elephant also uses this tree as a key water source during migration, using it's water-rich inner wood to quench their thirst on long migrations. This damages the baobab, but it normally regenerates. Global warming has disrupted this cycle.
Why Elephants Eat the Baobab Tree
Clip: Episode 4 | 2m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
The elephant has a special relationship with the baobab, eating its fruit and spreading its seeds. The elephant also uses this tree as a key water source during migration, using it's water-rich inner wood to quench their thirst on long migrations. This damages the baobab, but it normally regenerates. Global warming has disrupted this cycle.
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