4 images for acacia drepanolobium whistling thorn

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    Thorns and galls of the whistling thorn, Acacia drepanolobium. Aggressive little ants of the Crematogaster species live in the galls, feeding off nectar produced by glands near the base of the leaves.

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    Detail of whistling thorn acacia, Amboseli National Park, Kenya. The swollen bases of thorns on the whistling thorn (Acacia drepanolobium) are home to symbiotic ants.

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    A young Oribi suckles its mother in the Lambwe Valley of Ruma National Park.

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    A Roan antelope in the Lambwe Valley of Ruma National Park, the only place in Kenya where these large, powerful antelopes can be found.

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