The survival of the African baobab tree is dependent upon monkeys and baboons who eat many of the seeds - so many in fact that some seeds are not chewed. The unchewed seeds pass through their bodies and are pooped out into the desert. These seeds are then able to sprout and draw nutrients from the pile of excrement.
Herds of marauding hippos hassle humans and wreak havoc on rice
harvest in Niger
Herds of marauding hippos hassle humans and wreak havoc on rice
harvest in Niger Higher than usual hippo populations have caused
conflict with the human population on the Niger River. About 12
boats have been smashed and some rice fieldshave been damaged.
Authorities have banned navigation on parts of the river, because
of the hippos. OCTOBER 17. 2000
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