The whistling thorn trees and the acacia ants had a steady, mutualistic relationship and supported each other for many years. Then – an invasive ant disturbed their relationship, setting off a ...

It all starts with the whistling-thorn acacia trees in the plains of Laikipia, Kenya. A male lion, Panthera leo, resting and yawning near a stand of acacia trees on the savanna in Mara National ...

It all starts with a well-documented symbiosis between whistling-thorn acacia trees, which are the most common woody plant in Ol Pejeta, and native acacia ants.

The name was derived from the thorny acacia trees that giraffes love. advertisement. News Nation. Denver Zoo’s giraffe calf finally has a name: Thorn. Story by Spencer Kristensen • 3w.

The ant acacia is a small, thorny tree found in different parts of Costa Rica. It is famous, not for its impressive thorns or its ability to thrive in harsh environmental conditions, but because of ...

Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several species of birds across Central America and Africa choose to nest in these trees.

The invasive big-headed ant species disrupted a mutualism between native ants and the region’s thorny acacia trees, in which the native ants protected the trees from grazers in exchange for a ...

Denver Zoo names baby giraffe Thorn, chosen by public vote, nodding to their love for thorny acacia trees. Born in March, Thorn joins dad Jasiri and giraffe herd. Skip Navigation.

A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to climate change, but in the harsh drylands many are reluctant to take up the trade. Gum arabic, golden ...