Baobabs are arguably the biggest trees we have in South Africa.
They occur naturally only in the far north of the country, and the specimens on show in the Mapungubwe National Park are particularly spectacular.
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Awesome shots! The elephants really give a sense of scale! If you have some time, check out our weekly challenge for this week – the theme is weather! http://www.letsbewild.com/photo-challenge/wild-weekly-photo-challenge-2-weather/
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Thanks for the nudge towards your weekly photo challenge Adventure Nick – we’ll definitely be participating!
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I didn’t realize that those trees were so big until I as the elephant !
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They’re genuinely enormous peters154, and estimated to be thousands of years old by the time they are fully grown!
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I’ll have to read more about those trees. I’m sure I’ve seen them on nature documentaries but really have not seen them with something like an elephant as a comparison!
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Thank you for visiting and providing such kind feedback!
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Beautifully impressive and impressively beautiful!
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Great idea for this week theme big 🙂
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