They form a long queue and he gives each one a tree to plant. The hyena arrives late as usual and, being last in the queue, is given a small baobab. She is so annoyed that she takes the tree and ...

The traditional story of The Baobab Tree is told by Jan Blake, accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Sidiki Dembélé and members of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Narrator: Come to a magical ...

"Baobab trees are sacred. We use them when conducting special prayers, administering curses, or blessing people. It is as sacred to us as the Mugumo tree is to the people of Central," he said.

Of all the introduced flora to Sri Lanka over centuries, probably the strangest and weirdest tree is the baobab. The baobab comes a close second to the Sacred Bo tree at Anuradhapura, in terms of ...

Patrick Maundu, who is part of a research project to document the heritage of the baobab tree in Kenya, explains what can be done to protect the tree for future generations. Baobabs are unique trees.