Eco News #45 – Monkey no-climb tree

March 4th, 2013

This is the sandbox tree, but it also has different, more interesing name: “Monkey No-climb” – and that name really fits! That’s because the tree is covered with dangerous thorns, preventing any animal from climbing on its trunk.

sandbox tree
What’s more, not only it has thorns, it also has… exploding fruits! Those fruits look like pumpkins and there are able to launch their seeds at the incredible speed of over 250km/h. Some reports said that those seeds were possible to be found 100 meters from the tree.

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