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... baobab , but the baobab , which stores calcium in its bark , has been hammered hard by elephants , and few young trees remain in Tsavo Park . For many tribes , the baobab , being infested with such nocturnal creatures as owls , bats ...
... baobab , but the baobab , which stores calcium in its bark , has been hammered hard by elephants , and few young trees remain in Tsavo Park . For many tribes , the baobab , being infested with such nocturnal creatures as owls , bats ...
Page 220
... baobab seeds in the baboon droppings are sometimes gleaned for man's own use . Only a rare infant's cry betrays the presence of human beings , for the children play quietly , without squalling . One is among them very suddenly , a ...
... baobab seeds in the baboon droppings are sometimes gleaned for man's own use . Only a rare infant's cry betrays the presence of human beings , for the children play quietly , without squalling . One is among them very suddenly , a ...
Page 221
Peter Matthiessen. disc of baobab wood , lucocuko , used in gam- bling , a hunk of vine tuber which , when chewed ... baobab , and Giga's daughter Kabaka , who with her baby has run away from the game scout Nangai at Yaida Chini . 221.
Peter Matthiessen. disc of baobab wood , lucocuko , used in gam- bling , a hunk of vine tuber which , when chewed ... baobab , and Giga's daughter Kabaka , who with her baby has run away from the game scout Nangai at Yaida Chini . 221.
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