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.
Recipe for pure water
Recipe for pure water Scientists have discovered an easy and inexpensive
method of removing organic poisons from water. The method involves
adding small amounts of oxygen and carbon monoxide to the
contaminated water, then adding a metal catalyst and heating the
water for several hours. The process breaks down organic
contaminants and produces just water, carbon dioxide, and trace
amounts of relatively harmless ions. 28 AUGUST 1999, P. 17
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