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Originally Posted by orlok
^ Baobab tree - loved these when I lived in Africa. Local Zimbabwe legend was that that God was so displeased by the taste of the fruit of the Baobab that he turned it upside down so that its roots are on top, thus giving it the odd shape.
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There was a documentary program on BBC TV here in the UK a few weeks ago about Madagascar. Lots of those baobabs grow there apparently. They evolved that shape to be able to store lots of water to survive prolonged dry spells (or God made them that way for some odd reason - take your pick
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