As its name suggests, the 853-foot-long Avenue of the Baobabs is a stretch of giant baobab trees believed to be up to 800 years old. Though the avenue is situated roughly 405 miles away from ...

Fortunately trees - such as this baobab - have adapted so that it can grow up to 25m tall and live for thousands of years. The Sunland Baobab in South Africa is thought to be 6000 years old!