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African Road Trip Welwitschia

We were told that welwitschia means "two leaves, won't die" in Bantu, the language of the native people. It is said to be one of the oldest living things on the planet (this one probably sprouted about 500 years before Columbus sailed to the Americas). In a region that receives less than an inch of rain annually, the welwitschia grows from its base, pushing the existing leafs farther into the parched desert to eventually dry up and be blown away.
African Road Trip - 4x4 Adventure

We were told that welwitschia means "two leaves, won't die" in Bantu, the language of the native people. It is said to be one of the oldest living things on the planet (this one probably sprouted about 500 years before Columbus sailed to the Americas). In a region that receives less than an inch of rain annually, the welwitschia grows from its base, pushing the existing leafs farther into the parched desert to eventually dry up and be blown away.  View Related Article

 

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