Results: A Dying breed - the Baobab tree
Published on 07/10/2018
An icon to the African Savannah, the oldest Baobab trees have been found to be 100's even 1000's of years old.
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Were you aware that international scientists have discovered that the oldest and largest of the Baobab trees have died these past 12 years? (courtesy of: Getty Images )
Yes
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No
89%
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They found that eight of the 13 oldest and five of the six largest baobabs had either completely died or had their oldest parts collapse, they suspect that increased temperatures and drought is the root cause, are you surprised by this considering the already hot and arid climate of Africa? Yes
27%
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No
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906 votes
Undecided
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The trees that have died or are dying are found in Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Botswana and Zambia. Have you ever been to any of these countries? Yes
7%
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No
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Were you aware that Baobab trees have many stems and trunks, often of different ages? Yes
15%
293 votes
No
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