
Termite mounds are not just for termites! These mounds - sometimes very
large - form around dead trees as the termites consume and recycle the wood
into soil. Imagine how tall such a mound might be for the tree in the picture
- this enormous Baobab tree dwarfs a full grown elephant. But elephants
are also part of the story. The Baobab contains large amounts of water and
in dry months elephants strip away some of its bark to reach the moist inside.
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