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du Baobab in western Madagascar is home to dozens of the ancient trees which
can live to be 3,000 years old
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●The ancient trees are
found across southern Africa and are up to 3,000 years old ●Researchers found nine
out of 13 of the oldest trees have died in the last decade ●A report published last
month lists climate change as the reason for the deaths
Africa's
ancient trees of life are being killed by climate change - according
to a recent scientific study.
The
trees can grow as wide as a bus's length and have been said to have been
adversely affected by climate change
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