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Picture of a boab tree in northwest Australia
January 26, 2022

Lone Boab | Nat Geo Photo of the Day

A boab tree stands solitary in the bush near Wyndham, Australia. The tree is a close relative of Madagascar's baobab, and scientists believe baobab fruit maybe have floated its way to Australia's northwest coast some 75 million years ago.
Photograph by Sam Abell, Nat Geo Image Collection
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