| 单词 | baobab |
| 例句 | ‘There’s a strange boy making rope out of baobab fiber. I walked past him several times, but he wouldn’t look up.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to throw my arms around her and squeeze her as tight as I can, but right now she seems harder to hug than the baobab trees. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z He sat down next to a baobab tree near the girl’s house and began stripping off the bark. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The baobab trees tower over us, and I start to feel their soothing energy settling over me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z She says nothing to me before wading into the blue grass growing beneath the baobab trees. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it’s the baobabs or Ma’s story that makes me feel so happy, but I can’t stop grinning. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The great old kapoks and baobabs that shaded our village ached and groaned in their branches. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I miss the peace and calm of the baobabs and hope it won’t be long before I get to see that world again. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Can I tell you about the dragons...and the dinosaurs...and the baobabs over supper?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Nhamo passed the hill shaped like a waterbuck’s ear and found the three baobabs. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It threaded between boulders and past baobab trees with their roots firmly tapped into pockets of water in the soil. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I became fascinated with the country’s oddly shaped baobab trees as I was cruising along its southwest coast. In Madagascar, an island with unique species is a biking biologist’s dream 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Locals and tourists jockey for space in the zigzagging alleys, with shops selling everything from silver jewelry to body products made with locally grown baobab. A World Heritage Designation Can Be a Blessing, or a Curse 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z That theme is evident from the moment visitors step inside the new museum to be greeted by a towering, 22-ton rusting baobab tree. Senegal’s Museum of Black Civilizations Welcomes Some Treasures Home 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z First came cocktails, which at Nok involve baobab juice and beets — both Senegalese drink staples. A Rare Gem of a Restaurant in Lagos 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Plus: “Plant baobab tree in Madagascar,” “Hug sad friend.” Review: In ‘The Good Place,’ Kristen Bell Is Dead and Crabby 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Mori’s creations look like chimerical species — hybrids of barnacles and cumulus clouds, a baobab and a weeping willow, a waterlily and fiddlehead ferns, sea urchin spines and a swarm of starlings. Art Rooted in Nature Blooms at TEFAF 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Because Fairchild is at the same latitude as that country, it is able to nurture the spiny octopus trees, swollen baobabs, cactuses and desert roses found on the world’s fourth largest island. 6 Great Gardens to Visit in Florida 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z I'd always known ents – but in the north of Nigeria, they were the solitary giants of baobab trees, stranded on parched earth on the way to some prehistoric moot. Summer readings: Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien 2011-07-28T15:01:11Z Madagascar’s national tree — the baobab — stands sentinel with a swollen trunk and fingerlike branches that appear to reach for the sun. In Madagascar, an island with unique species is a biking biologist’s dream 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z A baobab tree wears it foliage like a foolish little toupee. Sebastião Salgado: Genesis – review 2013-04-13T23:06:24Z The forest is home to 75 tree species, including the storied African baobab, one of which soars majestically above the otherwise low canopy. Chumbe Island, sea sanctuary 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The book concentrates on traditional African dishes, with ingredients like cassava, okra, baobab leaf and red palm oil. How to Serve Fonio 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z It is a restful haven with paths that meander through groves of baobab, jacaranda, bougainvillea and many other trees and flowers, as well as a parrot aviary and a water lily pond. A Return to Guadeloupe: Tropical Life, French-Style 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Young women still sit in cafes sipping baobab juice in patterned leggings and jeweled hijabs. How Working From Home Changed Wardrobes Around the World 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z To step into the confines of Fall’s baobab is also to enter, symbolically, ourselves. In the galleries: From primal and primordial to political commentary 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z In the past week, I have driven nearly 11,000 miles from London to Mongolia, walked the Amazon from top to bottom and sat under a baobab tree in Senegal, listening to chirping birds. With travel podcasts, explore the world through your ear buds 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa tweeted: “A baobab tree has fallen, the nation has lost a one of a kind.” Father of South African jazz Hugh Masekela dies aged 78 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Most tourists come to Malawi to go on safaris among bulbous baobabs in Liwonde National Park or sunbathe on the sparkling yellow beaches of Lake Malawi, which stretches for two-thirds of the country’s length. Is Rock Climbing the Future of Tourism in Malawi? 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Arts and Culture minister Nathi Mthethwa tweeted: “A baobab tree has fallen, the nation has lost a one of a kind.” Father of South African jazz Hugh Masekela dies aged 78 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Kéré’s strong affinity for his native land informs his practice — he references local symbols like the baobab or palaver tree; a traditional blue boubou garment he wore as a child. Pritzker Prize goes to architect from West Africa 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z When her older brother injures his leg after falling from a baobab tree and is unable to tend the livestock, Coumba is dispatched to take his place. Critic’s Notebook: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2013-06-12T22:54:26Z Day trips let you sleep in a baobab tree, zip line through a baobab forest or swim in a pink lake. 52 Places to Go in 2019 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Along the rocks are baobabs, those, fat, stumpy trees, and fig and palm trees. Q&A: The Drama of Namibia’s Dunes 2012-09-07T15:47:41Z We piled onto a ferry for a tour of the Gorée Island, where former slave-trading houses and narrow stone lanes shaded by bulky baobab trees were crowded with Western tour groups. 4,000 Miles, Seven Countries: An African Adventure on Two Wheels 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z I remember the taste of sugar cane, sitting in the car looking up at baobab trees, playing with kids with polio at the hospital. T Magazine: About Face 2012-11-08T21:30:05Z The same goes for the tangy, tropical fruit of the baobab tree. All of Africa, Served at Serengeti Kitchen 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z I became fascinated with Madagascar’s oddly shaped baobab trees as I was cruising along its southwest coast. Bike touring Madagascar, a biologist falls in love with the wildlife 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z They also look for good collection points such as anthills, the areas near certain types of indigenous trees and decomposing baobab trees, he said. In Zimbabwe’s rainy season, women forage for wild mushrooms 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Along with her colleague Raymonde Coly, they work in a tiny workshop with two sewing machines to make them from local cloth, with a distinctive baobab image stitched on. The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Water will have to be gathered from natural rainwater cisterns in baobab trees while the trees' fruit will be among their energy sources. 'They will hunt and make fire' - the race reflecting a way of life 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The captives ate once a day at 11:00 - usually a soup made from corn flour and baobab leaves. Nigeria's Kaduna train attack: How I survived hijacking and captivity 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Kenya has cancelled a licence issued to a foreign company to uproot and export baobab trees from the coastal region amid public outcry. Kenya bans 'biopiracy' export of lucrative baobabs 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z A broader public embrace of “plant-based” eating could positively impact human and planetary health while opening up a world of culinary experiences, from barbecue jackfruit sliders to baobab smoothies to adobo enoki mushrooms. Perspective | The hype over plant-based foods overlooks a key ingredient: Plants 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z "I chose the baobab as it's the symbol of an African tree," said Ms Periniguiz. The Senegal man on a mission to plant five million trees 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The racers will also forage for wild berries, dig for tubers, hand-make arrows, harvest honey and climb the baobab trees for water and fruit. 'They will hunt and make fire' - the race reflecting a way of life 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Entrepreneurs are also developing cocoa-flavored beers, liquors and vinegars, and a chocolate beverage mixed with bouye, the juice of the baobab tree’s fruit. Ivory Coast Wants a Bigger Bite of the Cocoa Business 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Authorisation for uprooting the baobabs, which can live up to 2,500 years, was not properly obtained, the environment minister said. Kenya bans 'biopiracy' export of lucrative baobabs 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Known as Abiku and Ogbanje respectively by the two ethnic groups, these children were believed, by the Yoruba, to belong to a coven of demons living in large iroko and baobab trees. Nigeria's facial scars: The last generation 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Day has a special affinity for Bangkok’s multilayered clutter, which is displayed in amusing photos of urban baobabs that serve many purposes. Review | In the galleries: Fresh perspectives on the powerful presence of trees 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z You can spot the ubiquitous baobab trees from any vantage point in the valley. 'They will hunt and make fire' - the race reflecting a way of life 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Investigators recently determined the age of one of Africa’s most famous trees, a 25-meter-tall baobab named “Big Tree.” In Case You Missed It 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z The UK Guardian news site reported in October that the cut baobab trees had been put in metal cages in Kilifi and were being guarded by security officers while awaiting export. Kenya bans 'biopiracy' export of lucrative baobabs 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Custom-made mats from this factory lined the catwalk at Dakar Fashion Week in December, focused this time on sustainability and held in a baobab forest. ‘Everyone’s Looking for Plastic.’ As Waste Rises, So Does Recycling. 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Where the pictures of individual trees depict each as a single entity, these photos show the baobabs to be fully integrated cells of the total organism that is Bangkok. Review | In the galleries: Fresh perspectives on the powerful presence of trees 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The baobab is known across Africa as the tree of life and for good reason. 'They will hunt and make fire' - the race reflecting a way of life 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Because baobabs do not form regular tree rings, scientists analyzed Big Tree’s carbon decay to determine it was an impressive 1,150 years old. In Case You Missed It 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z There is also a big market for baobabs in Australia and South Africa. Kenya bans 'biopiracy' export of lucrative baobabs 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z He remembered the large baobab under which he used to take tea breaks, now long dead, replaced by piles of plastic. ‘Everyone’s Looking for Plastic.’ As Waste Rises, So Does Recycling. 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z “Indeed the big baobab tree has fallen,” the African National Congress said in a statement. ‘A True South African Giant’: Tributes for Desmond Tutu, a Force for Harmony 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z With their Dr. Seuss–ian look, sausage-shaped fruit, and spacious interiors, African baobabs are among the strangest trees on Earth. Scientists determine the age of one of Africa’s most famous trees 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Forced by coronavirus restrictions to hold the show outside, models emerged beside the trunk of an ancient baobab tree to stride down the catwalk. Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z There is concern that removal of baobabs could have a serious ecological impact as numerous species of insects, reptiles and birds rely on the trees for habitat. Kenya bans 'biopiracy' export of lucrative baobabs 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z “I feel a huge void today with the departure of this baobab of African Culture. Rest in peace,” he wrote on his Twitter account. Guinean singer Mory Kante, ‘baobab of culture,’ dies at 70 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z The UpCircle Beauty Clarifying Face Mask combines olive powder derived from discarded olive pits, white kaolin clay, coconut powder and baobab oil to gently detoxify and rejuvenate skin. The six best masks for at-home facials during the coronavirus shutdown 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z By calculating the ratio of unstable carbon-14 to stable carbon-12 in samples of wood from the Big Tree, the team found that the baobab’s stems belong to three different generations. Scientists determine the age of one of Africa’s most famous trees 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Saturday's show, in keeping with the environmental theme, took place in a field of baobabs. Senegal's Dakar Fashion Week: The catwalk in a baobab forest 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z They grow in the African savannah and some tropical areas and the baobab is said to be the longest-living flowering tree on Earth. Kenya bans 'biopiracy' export of lucrative baobabs 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Under the baobab tree two goats are tethered to the great trunk by ropes. 'All we can offer is the chain': the scandal of Ghana's shackled sick 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Wastelands of blackened stumps are broken only by scorched trunks and twisted boughs of baobab trees resistant to fires. Madagascar forest destruction wiping out humans' tiniest relative 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z That’s older than the team originally expected based on the baobab’s size. Scientists determine the age of one of Africa’s most famous trees 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z But later, he described an occasion on which his church did just that, cutting down an old baobab that locals thought was inhabited by a devil, to build a school there. 'Our god is stronger' - can biodiverse Bijagós fend off evangelical threat? 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The elephants’ numbers had already grown so great as to have caused permanent devastation to the park’s baobab trees – some so old, Thomson says, that they would have stood during Tutankhamun’s reign of Egypt. Who would want to kill a lion? Inside the minds of trophy hunters 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The corpse of one baobab laid on the ground, a musty smell lingering at its exposed hollow interior. Centuries-old giants, beloved but in peril 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z He pointed to a huge baobab tree about 30 yards away. Hunting in Tanzania the Way Our Earliest Ancestors Did 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Aliou Ndour stood on a crowded corner, pulled out his phone and scrolled past the pictures of friends and family to another precious photo: the baobab in his home village. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “It’s really painful,” said Mr. Baka after a breakfast of baobab leaf stew and fresh milk. Nigerian Herders Face Threat From Farmers Competing for Land 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z New research shows that 2,000-year-old baobab trees are suddenly dying. Climate Change Is Killing These Ancient Trees , but That's Just Part of the Story 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z “Everything from the baobab is beautiful,” Dione said, looking at the green oval fruit and white dangling blossoms, “from its leaves to its roots.” Centuries-old giants, beloved but in peril 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The baobab had short sticks jammed into its trunk, forming a perilous ladder that the Hadza climbed to raid beehives. Hunting in Tanzania the Way Our Earliest Ancestors Did 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z In Senegal, local researchers estimate the nation has lost half its baobabs in the past 50 years to drought and development. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “The trees that are falling over are at the southern range of the distribution of baobabs,” said Stephan Woodborne with South Africa’s National Research Foundation, an author of the study. Africa’s iconic baobab trees dying off at alarming rate 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z According to research published in Biological Conservation, two of Madagascar’s endemic baobab tree species will lose much of their available habitat in the next 70 years due to climate change and human development. Climate Change Is Killing These Ancient Trees , but That's Just Part of the Story 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z But that tree, the more than 1,000-year-old Sunland baobab, apparently the biggest of these trees in Africa, “toppled over” last year. Africa’s most famous trees are dying, and scientists suspect a changing climate 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In 2005, the researchers began collecting samples from more than 60 of the largest African baobabs — those with trunk circumferences of at least 65 feet. Last March of the ‘Wooden Elephants’: Africa’s Ancient Baobabs Are Dying 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z One of the biggest developments in the country is outside Dakar, where Senegal’s president is building an entirely new city, in the middle of a baobab forest. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z “What we believe is happening is that the climate envelope in which they exist is shifting, and so we are not talking about the wholesale extinction of baobabs.” Africa’s iconic baobab trees dying off at alarming rate 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z These places are home to some of the largest trees in the world – baobabs, known to live for thousands of years. Climate change is wiping out the baobab, Africa’s ‘tree of life’ | Ameenah Gurib-Fakim 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Another famous baobab, the Chapman tree in Botswana, collapsed in 2016. Africa’s most famous trees are dying, and scientists suspect a changing climate 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “This information is valuable to the scientific community and the public, as the baobab is an outstanding and very important species in many African countries.” Last March of the ‘Wooden Elephants’: Africa’s Ancient Baobabs Are Dying 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z You can sleep in a baobab tree house hotel or ride a zip-line course from baobab to baobab. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Elephants help to propagate the trees when they eat baobab fruit, with seeds often sprouting in the nutritious elephant dung. Africa’s iconic baobab trees dying off at alarming rate 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z There are nine species of baobab in the world, and Madagascar, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, is home to six. Climate change is wiping out the baobab, Africa’s ‘tree of life’ | Ameenah Gurib-Fakim 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Something similar, a new scientific study suggests, is happening to the oldest and largest baobabs across the world in “an event of an unprecedented magnitude.” Africa’s most famous trees are dying, and scientists suspect a changing climate 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Ancient baobabs often are staples of local lore and frequently are the site of ceremonies and meetings. Last March of the ‘Wooden Elephants’: Africa’s Ancient Baobabs Are Dying 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Senegal has few rivers and no mountains so baobabs sprout from the scrubby landscape as majestic way points. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Africa’s iconic baobab trees are dying The oldest and largest baobab trees in Africa are dying — but no one knows why. Wild-horse spat, astronaut minister and record flooding 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z It remains the most famous species of baobab in Madagascar. Climate change is wiping out the baobab, Africa’s ‘tree of life’ | Ameenah Gurib-Fakim 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The baobab “is famous because it is the biggest angiosperm, and it is the most iconic tree of Africa,” Patrut said. Africa’s most famous trees are dying, and scientists suspect a changing climate 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Usual tree-ring dating methods are not suitable for baobabs, because their trunks do not necessarily grow annual rings. Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Pilgrims come to a stubby baobab on Île de Madeleine, a small island off Dakar, to insert money into the folds of its trunk or nail a message there, as a prayer of last resort. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z In a study intended to investigate the age, structure and longevity of Africa’s largest and potentially oldest baobabs, researchers were surprised to find that several of the trees died during the study period. Wild-horse spat, astronaut minister and record flooding 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z From a scientific point of view, the baobab tree is truly a complete plant. Climate change is wiping out the baobab, Africa’s ‘tree of life’ | Ameenah Gurib-Fakim 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z But Baum does not contest that large baobabs are dying — something he calls “heartbreaking.” Africa’s most famous trees are dying, and scientists suspect a changing climate 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The trees’ ages were previously attributed to their size, and in local folklore, baobabs are often described as being old, says study author Adrian Patrut, a radiochemist at Babeş-Bolyai University in Romania. Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In Diock, a new bride and groom circle the baobab seven times after they are married. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Among the nine were four of the largest African baobabs. Giant African baobab trees die suddenly after thousands of years 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z For two decades, the Sunland baobab attracted tourists wanting to knock back a pint in a tree. Africa's Oldest Trees Are Dying, and Scientists Are Stumped 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In Zimbabwe, baobab deaths are reportedly being accompanied by what appears to be some type of fungus that turns the trees black before they die. Africa’s most famous trees are dying, and scientists suspect a changing climate 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z But, surprisingly, the scientists also found that most of the oldest and largest baobabs died during the study, often suddenly between measurements. Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The hollow of one baobab in the coastal city of Nianing is big enough for a dozen people to stand in comfortably. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Between 2005 and 2017, the researchers probed and dated “practically all known very large and potentially old” African baobabs – more than 60 individuals in all. Giant African baobab trees die suddenly after thousands of years 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “Statistically, it is practically impossible that such a high number of large old baobabs die in such a short time frame due to natural causes.” Africa's Oldest Trees Are Dying, and Scientists Are Stumped 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z But Patrut’s study, which surveys baobabs much more widely, contends that for the oldest trees in particular, the deaths “were not caused by an epidemic.” Africa’s most famous trees are dying, and scientists suspect a changing climate 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Nine of the 13 oldest, and 5 of the 6 largest, baobabs measured died in the 12-year period — “an event of unprecedented magnitude”, says the study. Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z These men were considered walking libraries, the power of their words so strong their energy should radiate throughout the baobab for eternity. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The baobab is the biggest and longest-living flowering tree, according to the research team. Giant African baobab trees die suddenly after thousands of years 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The majority of the largest and oldest African baobabs grow in southern Africa, he says. Africa's Oldest Trees Are Dying, and Scientists Are Stumped 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Africa’s baobab tree looks like something from a Dr. Seuss book. Africa’s strangest trees are stranger than thought—and they’re dying mysteriously 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The team estimates that the tree was 2,450 years old, making it the oldest known accurately dated African baobab and angiosperm. Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z On a recent morning Aminita Ba, 72, stood tending goats in the middle of a wide field in rural Samba Dia that was punctuated by a single, towering baobab. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z They found that the trunk of the baobab grows from not one but multiple core stems. Giant African baobab trees die suddenly after thousands of years 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “We felt as if we were the ones outliving the baobabs, instead of them outliving many generations of humans,” Patrut says. Africa's Oldest Trees Are Dying, and Scientists Are Stumped 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z To conduct the study, researchers combed books, articles, and the internet and asked local Africans in order to locate the biggest baobabs. Africa’s strangest trees are stranger than thought—and they’re dying mysteriously 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Local experts welcomed the technique for dating baobabs, but some were sceptical of the team’s findings about the die-off. Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z DAKAR, Senegal — Wide, awkward baobab trees blend into the cityscape of Dakar, the busy capital of Senegal, almost without notice. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z According to the Kruger Park, baobabs are “very difficult to kill”. Giant African baobab trees die suddenly after thousands of years 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In addition to these superlative trees, the team notes that other mature baobabs are dying at an accelerated rate, particularly in areas where the African climate is warming most rapidly. Africa's Oldest Trees Are Dying, and Scientists Are Stumped 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z The team dated more than 60 of the trees, revealing that—unlike most other trees—the baobab grows new trunks, instead of branches, which eventually create their giant, hollow interiors. Africa’s strangest trees are stranger than thought—and they’re dying mysteriously 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Michael Wingfield, a plant pathologist at the University of Pretoria in South Africa, says that the team’s sample was small and did not provide evidence that baobabs are not afflicted by an epidemic. Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Fat baobabs, some more than half a millennium old, have endured across Senegal, passed over for lumber largely because their wood is too brittle and spongy for use in furniture. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Men were gathering honey by smoking out bees from baobab trees. Farmers, tourists, and cattle threaten to wipe out some of the world’s last hunter-gatherers 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z “The findings of the study with baobabs is not surprising, unfortunately,” she says. Africa's Oldest Trees Are Dying, and Scientists Are Stumped 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Hanson researched and worked with oils such as baobab and marula for more than two years before feeling satisfied with her first formula, an oil-based serum that doubles as a makeup primer. Lina Hanson builds a beauty brand by discovering new ingredients one country and story at a time 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z The African baobab is one of the continent’s most recognizable tree species.Credit: Africa’s majestic baobab trees are mysteriously dying 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z “This,” said Adama Dieme, craning his neck to look up at the spread of branches of the baobab on his block, “is the pride of the neighborhood.” Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z For now, no smokestacks tower over the baobabs; the only signs of construction are concrete discs that demarcate the forest and farmland acquired for the plant. Why build Kenya’s first coal plant? Hint: Think China 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “Some of these habitats, like the spiny forest, are unlike anything else on the planet, with baobab trees, spectacular succulents, and octopus trees.” 7 New Giant Bug Species Are Extremely Aggressive 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z There were also lots and lots of baobab fruit. Trying the Hadza hunter-gatherer berry and porcupine diet - BBC News 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z In this sandy landscape, with its blistering heat and fat baobab trees, the chief means of survival is farming. Why Migrants Keep Risking All on the ‘Deadliest Route’’ 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z But baobabs, like many of the region’s trees, are in jeopardy, threatened by the same forces upending numerous facets of society — climate change, urbanization and population growth. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Somewhere beyond the ring of light cast by the campfire, out in the vast dark expanse of thornbushes, baobab trees, rocks and grass, are the rhinos. US army veterans find peace in protecting rhinos from poaching 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z “The baobab protects you from the rain and the sun ... people like that can’t be replaced.” Death of veteran DRC opposition leader jeopardises political deal 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z They darted through the bare, pewter-colored branches of a baobab tree, the canopy looking like a wild tangle of roots. Where to Find the Best Safari Deals in Africa 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z A man walks toward a baobab tree—also known as a bottle tree—in Madagascar. For Earth Day, 14 Pictures of Extraordinary Trees 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The corpse of one baobab lay on the ground, a musty smell lingering at its exposed hollow interior. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z They include a Zimbabwean producer of organic baobab tree-based products that lobbied the European Union to allow baobab imports into Europe, opening up a major new market. British charities tempt investors with developing-world 'Dragon's Den' 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z On several shooting ranges, dotted with massive baobab trees, American, Canadian, Dutch and Belgian trainers worked with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria. U.S. Scrambles to Contain Growing ISIS Threat in Libya 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Now, a baobab, if you set about it too late, you can never get rid of it. Muslim Parents on How They Talk to Their Children About Hatred and Extremism 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z A man walks toward a baobab tree—also known as a bottle tree—in Madagascar. For Earth Day, 14 Pictures of Extraordinary Trees 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z In Senegal an image of a baobab is on the presidential seal. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The scallops and baby carrots I had might seem more European than African, but the dish was garnished with a sweet baobab tree condiment. African food: The next gastronomic trend? - BBC News 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Do people need to supplement their lunches with pitaya and baobab? New super-foods, from baobab to turkey tail, come with promises and caveats 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z And if the planet is too small, and if there are too many baobabs, they will make it burst. Muslim Parents on How They Talk to Their Children About Hatred and Extremism 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z A man walks toward a baobab tree—also known as a bottle tree—in Madagascar. For Earth Day, 14 Pictures of Extraordinary Trees 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z As drought becomes a new way of life, the baobab in many communities is where people gather to pray for rain. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z "His baobab tree has left deep roots that reach across the planet." Obama and Castro shake hands, Zuma humiliated at Mandela memorial 2013-12-11T01:09:29Z The baobab A. perrieri is already scarce—the study's authors spotted only 99 trees in high-resolution satellite images. Climate Change Threatens Madagascar s Towering Baobab Trees 2013-09-19T13:15:00.610Z A longer version of this story on the possible extinction of baobab trees in the near future is available online. October 2013 Advances: Additional Resources 2013-09-17T13:45:05.607Z As I wrote a few weeks ago, all six of Madagascar’s native baobab tree species relied on large animal species to eat their fruit and disperse their seeds. Giant Tortoises and Baobab Trees: Imperfect Apart 2013-08-13T13:45:08.663Z In towns and villages that dot the countryside, each community has its own tradition entwined with its local baobab. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z According to research published July 5 in Biological Conservation, two of Madagascar’s endemic baobab tree species will lose much of their available habitat in the next 70 years due to climate change and human development. Climate Change Could Wipe Out Amazing Baobab Trees in Madagascar 2013-07-19T14:45:05.377Z Six of the world's eight baobab species are found only in Madagascar. Climate Change Threatens Madagascar s Towering Baobab Trees 2013-09-19T13:15:00.610Z Those tortoises kept Madagascar's unique ecosystem in check by munching on low-lying foliage, trampling vegetation and dispersing large seeds from native trees like the baobab. Imported Tortoises Could Replace Madagascar's Extinct Ones 2013-07-01T14:45:00.523Z The research, published August 5 in the African Journal of Ecology, does more than just prove that baobab trees relied on extinct Madagascar tortoises. Giant Tortoises and Baobab Trees: Imperfect Apart 2013-08-13T13:45:08.663Z On Fadiouth, an island on the southwest coast made entirely of seashells, funeral processions pause at the base of the village baobab, before carrying on to a Catholic shrine and the cemetery. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Many local cultures consider baobab trees to be sacred. Climate Change Could Wipe Out Amazing Baobab Trees in Madagascar 2013-07-19T14:45:05.377Z Varieties like ligonberry and schizandra berry are making their way into the market in hopes of becoming the next health hero, and others, including baobab, mangosteen, sea buckthorn berry aren’t far behind. The Global Search for 'Superfruit' 2013-01-10T11:05:00Z This baobab tree in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia is "completely hollow on the inside, and is hundreds if not over a thousand years old," explained producer Felicity Egerton who also worked on the programme. The amazing wildlife of Africa 2012-12-28T03:24:18Z The spiny forest of southwest Madagascar, home to baobabs covered in paisley-patterned fungus and giant pipe-cleaner-like plants, contains more endemic species of plant than any other ecosystem on the island. Last stand of the spider tortoise 2012-09-02T23:58:17Z He gathered his courage and ran toward the baobab, marking it with his blade. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, the baobabs may not be alone in this scenario. Climate Change Could Wipe Out Amazing Baobab Trees in Madagascar 2013-07-19T14:45:05.377Z In the welcome shade beneath the branches of a giant baobab tree at a field edge I get my answer. A lesson in Senegalese melons 2012-07-29T01:04:06Z “The most important preparations are made in the home of the marabout,” Dieng said of the gris-gris containing Koranic verses, the baths infused with protective bark from the local baobab tree and other elements. Money and Mysticism Mix on Fight Nights in Senegal 2012-05-24T20:32:28Z A sheep, preferably, who eats baobabs but not roses. The Big Lesson of a Little Prince: (Re)capture the Creativity of Childhood 2012-03-18T22:45:00.437Z “Everything from the baobab is beautiful,” Ms. Dione said, looking at the green oval-shaped fruit and large white dangling blossoms, “from its leaves to its roots.” Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z The one bright spot in their study was A. grandidieri, the largest and most populous baobab species. Climate Change Could Wipe Out Amazing Baobab Trees in Madagascar 2013-07-19T14:45:05.377Z Mr. Halliday thought it prudent to halt until they were rejoined by the rest of their party, and they threw themselves down under a baobab to wait for them. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z The forests contain the baobab, the coco-nut palm and the oil palm. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Across the river, beyond the island, the country undulated gently in well-wooded, bush-clad, sandy ridges, with here and there a palm or a baobab to catch the eye. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The tissue inside some of Senegal’s oldest baobabs has died, leaving giant, cavelike holes. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z In the north-east are stretches of orchard-like country with wild plum, shea-butter and kola trees, baobabs, dwarf date and fan palms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He was not sorry when the moonlight shone down on them once more through the branches of a baobab tree. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z In the baobab there is a multilocular syncarpous fruit, in which the seeds are immersed in pulp. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z The day was sultry, with a hot steam rising from the marshy lowlands, and they soon sought the welcome shade of the baobab, whose wide-spreading branches sent down roots to the ground. The Golden Rock 2011-07-05T02:00:22.137Z The practice was outlawed in the 1960s but locals still refer to the trees that were once tombs as sacred baobabs. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z O sailing on broad rivers, on whose shore Are baobabs and mangroves, while the song Of curious birds wafts with the ship along, Together with the tiger's grating roar.... Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z Palm-trees grew there, grapes, olives, figs with aerial roots, cypresses, even young baobabs. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The gigantic baobab is also peculiar to these sections of woodland. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z They went to sleep, and in their dreams saw Africa with its forests of gum trees, its thatched huts, and its baobabs, whose foliage shaded whole villages. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z “I’m very proud of this baobab,” she said. Across Senegal, the Beloved Baobab Tree Is the ‘Pride of the Neighborhood’ 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z Over a week has elapsed, and the Vee-Boers are still in their old camp under the baobab. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z Nearly the size of California and Oregon combined, it is a wonderland of nature: goggle-eyed lemurs, delicately perfumed orchids, baobab trees that seem stuffed into the soil upside down. Rumors of Conspiracies Rattle Madagascar 2010-05-14T05:22:00Z Here are found masses of the baobab trees of which we have read, and whose fruit furnishes the refreshing drink so necessary to the natives. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The baobab is emollient and mucilaginous; the pulverized leaves constitute lalo, which the natives mix with their daily food. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis The baobab genus is named Adansonia after him. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide As all know, the mowana, or baobab, is one of the largest of trees; specimens being met with having a girth of nearly 100 feet. The Vee-Boers A Tale of Adventure in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:12:24.303Z At the baobab she turned and gazed back along the cliff edge. Into the Primitive The baobab, or monkey-bread tree, is found here. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z These are generally unproductive, and covered with stunted wood; but the lower country is fertile, and finely clothed with the baobab, the tamarind and various valuable fruit-trees. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" But the animals caught the flash of the first assegai that issued from under the baobabs, and wheeling instantly round, continued their career at more headlong speed than before. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Systematic afforestation has not been attempted, but the Portuguese have introduced a few trees, such as the baobab, eucalyptus and dragon-tree, besides many plants of economic value. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" Fetching the penknife and her thorn and catgut from the baobab, she gathered the pieces of skin together, and walked along the cleft to the ladder-tree. Into the Primitive It supported a vegetation of fine, sweet, short grass, and baobab and other trees. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Great valleys opened out, dotted with mimosa patches and baobab, and half a hundred varieties of shrubbery. Haviland's Chum Pressing further on out of this swampy region, they came, about sunset, to a thin jungle, where here and there rose a giant baobab, the monarch of all woods. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa Here and there one comes upon a borassus or fan-palm, a candelabra-like euphorbia, a mimosa aflame with color, or a sepulchral baobab. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 A few minutes later they went back to the baobab, and Winthrope began helping Miss Leslie to construct a bamboo screen in the narrow entrance of the tree-cave, while Blake built the second fire. Into the Primitive Towering over all stood the great burly baobab, with its enormous branches, each as large as the trunk of a tree. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z The tent will not protect you sufficiently and in the baobab tree if it is not rotten to the top, we can laugh at the greatest downpour. In Desert and Wilderness This thought gave me confidence to proceed, and imperceptibly I was drawing nearer and nearer to the monster near the baobab. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa The densest population is to be found on the small island, heavily timbered with baobabs, which forms a picturesque feature of the northern end. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 No; these hollow baobabs have green bark on the inside as well as out. Into the Primitive It is, in relation to their size, a forest planted with great trees, in comparison with which baobabs and sequoias are dwarfs. The Industries of Animals It was light and cheerful in the hut, for Mea had lit, not the fire-pot which had illuminated the interior of the baobab tree, but a large traveling lamp inherited from Linde. In Desert and Wilderness A little distance off he espied a large baobab, which had a hole in its body. My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa The trunk of the baobab could no longer afford protection. The Giraffe Hunters “Beast!” repeated Blake, and his pale eyes flashed as he sprang across to where his bow and arrows and his club leaned against the baobab. Into the Primitive You find here enormous acacias, monkey-bread trees, raphia palms and baobabs; less gloom, and fewer creeping and hanging plants. The Pools of Silence He had barely counted three hundred when from a baobab tree growing about fifty paces from the tent Mea's voice resounded. In Desert and Wilderness Behold how the trees, the sycamore and the mtambu, the great baobab, and the mbiti, how they nod their heads, and are pleased!! My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave A Story of Central Africa With a loud moan of mingled rage and agony, the rhinoceros rushed towards him, and frantically, but vainly exerted all its strength in an endeavour to overturn the baobab. The Giraffe Hunters Around the baobab 130 she came upon Winthrope, working in the shade of the great tree. Into the Primitive The sun was almost overhead, while he himself was lying in the dense shadow cast by the overspreading branches of the baobab. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force But when clouds covered the starry heaven and the rain began to fall it became very dusky and the interior of the baobab tree was as dark as in a cellar. In Desert and Wilderness I was born in a large baobab tree, on the west coast of Africa, not very far from Calabar. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. He had practised them a hundred times, these Kennedy crampons, manoeuvring them in the garden of the baobab; nevertheless, the present effect was unexpected. Tartarin On The Alps She made a hasty toilet, and ran out around the baobab. Into the Primitive The last I saw of him was when he was making for the baobab. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force After which both went into the baobab tree and occupied themselves in arranging the dwelling. In Desert and Wilderness Such ages as three, four, and five thousand years are attributed to the baobab at Cape Verd, certain cypresses, and the sequoias of California. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 15 — Science A little more sun, more warmth, and here was his dream realized, his pretty Russian installed beside him, taking care of the garden of the baobab. Tartarin On The Alps From a point near the top a gigantic baobab tree towered up against the skyline like a Brobdingnagian cabbage. Into the Primitive Away to the northward the ground rose, forming a plateau of coral nearly fifty feet above the sea, and on which many huge baobab trees were growing. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force A terrific roar so agitated the atmosphere that the sturdy baobab tree shook from top to bottom and remnants of the unscraped decayed wood poured upon their heads. In Desert and Wilderness After dinner they strolled out to see a monkey bread-tree, the baobab, a huge monster which Mr Wilkie asserted was three or four thousand years old. The Three Midshipmen Adansonia digitata.—The baobab tree, a native of Africa. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture He went around the baobab and a few paces along the cleft to the place where a limp form lay huddled on the ledges, out of the mud. Into the Primitive "Me go, sah," replied the sergeant, and promptly he set off towards the baobab, keeping his eyes fixed upon the ground. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force The sun penetrating through the baobab leaves cast quivering bright spots upon their brown backs. In Desert and Wilderness I even remembered Adanson’s description of it, and his statement, that he believed there were some baobab trees five thousand years old, or coeval with the creation of the world. Ran Away to Sea The bark of the baobab furnishes a fiber which is made into ropes and also manufactured into cloth. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture When, an hour later, the girl crept back along the cleft to the baobab, she saw him hard at work building a little hut, several yards down towards the barricade. Into the Primitive Under the wide-spreading branches of a baobab the Hun was able to make one fire serve his purpose. Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Nell always agreed to everything that Stas wanted; so she agreed now; the more so, as the thought of remaining near the elephant and dwelling in a baobab tree pleased her immensely. In Desert and Wilderness We stayed not much longer under the shadow of the baobab. Ran Away to Sea The fiber is so strong as to give rise to a common saying in Bengal, "as secure as an elephant bound with baobab rope." Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture But Blake was under the baobab, raking together a heap of rubbish. Into the Primitive Palmtrees grew there, grapes, olives, figs with aerial roots, cypresses, even young baobabs. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt And with his hand he pointed at a baobab tree growing on the brink of the ravine whose huge roots hung over the wall and were parallel with the fragment. In Desert and Wilderness But this wonder will cease when I inform you, that the hallowing out of a chamber in the trunk of a baobab is a mere bagatelle, and costs but trifling labour. Ran Away to Sea Now the baobab, from possessing all these qualities, may have the bark torn off, and may be completely hollow, and yet continue to flourish. In the Wilds of Africa Beneath the giant spread of the baobab all was blackness. Into the Primitive Euphorbias, acacias, baobabs, all were in blossom, and the fresh morning air was laden with delicious and almost overpoweringly fragrant perfume. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast Saying this, he ordered Mea to throw into the interior of the baobab tree a few lighted boughs, which smoked profusely because the branches were fresh. In Desert and Wilderness She was buried under a large baobab tree at Shapunga, where her grave is visited by many a traveller passing through this once solitary region first penetrated by her husband. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole Remembering to have heard that the baobab does not attract lightning, I made my way towards it, resolving to take shelter within. In the Wilds of Africa The figure crept stealthily across into the denser night of the baobab. Into the Primitive I am astonished that the negroes have not paid to this tree the same honours that the Druids did to the oak; for to them the baobab is perhaps the most valuable of vegetables. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. At the end of about two hours, when the heat of the sun was beginning to be felt severely, the corporal called a halt in the shade of a great baobab. Witch-Doctors Often in dreams Do my weary limbs lay 'Neath the same baobab, Far, far away, O my country, my country, how long I for thee, Far over the mountain, far over the sea. The Liberty Minstrel At sunset the travellers halted in a peculiarly wild spot and encamped under the shelter of a gigantic baobab tree. Black Ivory Within the baobab all was again dark and silent. Into the Primitive This was the first time that I saw the baobab, that enormous tree which has been described by Adanson, and which bears his name. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. He that is whiter than the flesh of the baobab! Witch-Doctors Under the baobab Oft have I slept, Fanned by sweet breezes That over me swept. The Liberty Minstrel Hundreds of great baobab trees with huge, bottle-like trunks and hundreds of broad spreading mango trees give an effect of tropical luxuriance that is hardly to be excelled in beauty anywhere in the East. In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country Miss Leslie had withdrawn into the baobab, and Blake had gone off down the cleft for more salt. Into the Primitive The baobab is indisputably the monarch of African trees, p. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. She broke cover well on Grosvenor’s side of the baobab; and, like the lion, came to an abrupt halt as soon as she saw Grosvenor, straight toward whom she was charging. The Adventures of Dick Maitland A Tale of Unknown Africa They rode at a walk, now, till they came to a very large baobab tree, growing by the path they were following. The Tiger of Mysore A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib The whole point is coral, and the soil is red, and covered over with dense tropical vegetation, in which the baobab is conspicuous. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 She stepped around the baobab, and stood staring. Into the Primitive On reaching it, we seated ourselves under a large baobab, which was more than thirty feet in circumference. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. In the evening camped under an enormous baobab with white flowers and a light green foliage. Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen Besides the books already mentioned he published papers on the ship-worm, the baobab tree, the Adansonia digitata of Linnaeus, the origin of the varieties of cultivated plants, and gum-producing trees. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 I observed the dam picking out insects from the bark and leaves of the baobab, keeping on the wing the while: it would thus appear to be insectivorous as well as a honey-bibber. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 She thrust him towards the baobab, and followed, dragging the mass of interwoven bamboos. Into the Primitive The baobab trees of the Green Cape are fully four thousand years old. The Bark Covered House This gigantic baobab of Catholicism, for example, is kept alive by the conversion of Life into Belief, which takes place age after age in the bosoms of women and men. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 The tree then resembles the baobab or calabash, the elephant or hippopotamus of the vegetable kingdom. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I No auriferous country was found, but some fine specimens of the baobab tree were seen, some of them averaging fifty feet in diameter. The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work “He will not have the fever,” replied the girl, in a hopeless tone, and she leaned back listlessly against the baobab, as Blake swung himself up, frowning and sullen, and flung his weapons from him. Into the Primitive His garden boasted, for instance, an example of the baobab, that giant of the vegetable world, but Tartarin's specimen was only big enough to occupy a mignonette pot. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction Under the baobab Oft have I slept, Fanned by sweet breezes That over me swept. The Anti-Slavery Harp They are backed by a truly portentous vegetation of red and white mangroves, palms, plantains, and baobabs, rank guinea-grass filling up every gap with stalks and blades ten feet tall. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I We dressed his wound and gave him an injection of morphia, a cigarette, and a good drink of brandy, and left him in the shade of a baobab tree to recover from his fears. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign Neither Winthrope nor Blake was in sight when she reached the baobab, and neither appeared, though she delayed supper until dark. Into the Primitive Among organic creations, this tree is undoubtedly, together with the Adansonia or baobab of Senegal, one of the oldest inhabitants of our globe. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Often in dreams Do my weary limbs lay 'Neath the same baobab, Far, far away. The Anti-Slavery Harp He sprang ahead and pulled at the thorny contrivance that stopped the opening in the baobab trunk. Out of the Primitive "Don't you remember it and how the lightning struck that baobab tree?" The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine Only the day before Blake had told Miss Leslie to store the last rack of cured meat inside the baobab. Into the Primitive As we approached I saw that it stood almost immediately beneath two great baobab trees, babyan trees we call them in South Africa, perhaps because monkeys eat their fruit. She and Allan The fourth side was the trunk of the baobab. Told in the East He turned to hasten away along the gorge, past the baobab. Out of the Primitive At first we passed occasional baobabs, with trunks fifteen or twenty feet thick and offshoots covering a quarter of an acre. The Ivory Trail Midway, at the highest point of the cleft, the baobab towered high above the ridge crest, its gigantic trunk filling a third of the breadth of the little gorge. Into the Primitive On the 30th we arrived at Khonze, which is remarkable for the mighty globes of foliage which the giant sycamores and baobabs put forth above the plain. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley A turbaned Rajput rose in his stirrups, gazed left and right and then in front of him—from the burned-out guardhouse to the baobab—drew rein to a walk and waved his hand. Told in the East Blake nodded, and followed him down the tree-ladder and back along the cleft to the baobab. Out of the Primitive Then there were trees we passed among—baobabs, whose youngest tendrils swung to and fro in the evening breeze like snakes head-downward. The Ivory Trail When all had drunk their fill of the clear cool water, Blake took up his club and walked straight across to the baobab. Into the Primitive The baobabs were also particularly conspicuous on this scene, no other kind of tree being visible in the cultivated parts. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley But one of the men heard something move among the hanging tendrils of the baobab, investigated with his bayonet-point, and managed to transfix a twelve-foot python. Told in the East Above, a gigantic baobab tree towered out of the cleft and upreared its enormous cabbage-shaped crown high over the crest of the ridge. Out of the Primitive He set these under a limb of the great baobab that faced the boma gate not far from the middle of the square. The Ivory Trail “And it’s too infernally high to climb up to this overhanging baobab limb.” Into the Primitive The road led through a flat elongated plain, lying between two lengthy hilly ridges, thickly dotted with the giant forms of the baobab. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley All nine men stood stock-still, leaning on their rifles, their heads craned forward and their eyes strained in the direction of the gloomy baobab. Told in the East Lord James fancied that he could discern a slight haze of smoke rising out of the cleft beneath the baobab. Out of the Primitive The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing, ten miles in extent, with its villages buried in the midst of baobab and calabash trees. Five Weeks in a Balloon They followed close after Blake, around the monstrous bole of the baobab. Into the Primitive In the plain grew baobab, and immense tamarind, and a variety of thorn. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley A couple of hundred yards off grew a large baobab tree. Allan's Wife Then his glance was caught and held by a curious contrivance of interwoven thorn branches and creepers, fitted into a high narrow opening in the trunk of the baobab. Out of the Primitive Vegetation reappeared, however, along with the mimosas, the baobabs, and the tamarind-trees. Five Weeks in a Balloon When at sunset Miss Leslie withdrew into the baobab, Winthrope somewhat officiously insisted upon helping her set up her screen in the entrance. Into the Primitive Close by this hut grew a large baobab tree. Maiwa's Revenge Then to accustom himself to nocturnal chills and the mists of dawn, he went into the garden and stayed there until ten or eleven at night, alone with his rifle, on watch behind the baobab. Tartarin De Tarascon His study, one of the lions—I should say, lions' dens—of the town, was at the end of the garden, its glass door opening right on to the baobab. Tartarin of Tarascon At the last one, it caught by the upper part of the network in the lofty branches of a baobab, the only tree that stood there, solitary and alone, in the midst of the waste. Five Weeks in a Balloon The tops of some baobabs, mimosas, and date-trees peeped up between the houses; and, even at night, the activity of the place seemed very great. Five Weeks in a Balloon To the right of the huts as you look up the kloof, and commanding the mealie lands, stands the baobab tree that I have mentioned. Maiwa's Revenge In the branches of the baobab the wind whispered enticingly of great voyages. Tartarin De Tarascon Through the twigs of his baobab, the tempest of great voyages and journeys soughed and blew bad advice. Tartarin of Tarascon Joe and Kennedy at once went to work, and soon had an immense pile of dried grass heaped up near the baobab. Five Weeks in a Balloon Not one indigenous tree grew there, not one French flower; nothing but exotic plants, gum trees, calabashes, cotton trees, coconut palms, mangos, bananas, cactuses, figs and a baobab. Tartarin De Tarascon Into that baobab tree I made up my mind to go. Maiwa's Revenge A loud cheer greeted this declaration, then came more egg-nog, handshakes, embraces and torchlight serenades until midnight before the little house of the baobab. Tartarin De Tarascon For Tarascon it was quite splendid, and those citizens who were admitted, on Sundays, to have the privilege of inspecting Tartarin's baobab went home full of admiration. Tartarin De Tarascon With this the balloon, now completely inflated by the increased temperature, moved away, sweeping the branches of the baobab in her flight. Five Weeks in a Balloon From first light the whole of Terascon was afoot, blocking the Avignon road and the approaches to the little house of the baobab. Tartarin De Tarascon In front of the house of the baobab there were two large handcarts. Tartarin De Tarascon In the little house of the baobab, the attic was full of these glorious trophies. Tartarin De Tarascon |
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