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Mopane trees eaten by elephants. The adult female elephants eat from the top of the Mopane tree to ensure that the trees don’t grow too high so as to become out of reach for the baby elephants and other grazers that seek its nourishment. By eating the Mopane from the top, the adult female elephants force the tree to sprout and grow more branches and fresh leaves thicker and lower to the ground. Mopane trees, also known as balsam tree, butterfly tree, or turpentine tree is native to southern Africa. The tree s one of are one southern Africa's heaviest and hardest woods and is difficult to work. It is also termite resistant and it has long been used for building houses and fences.It is also increasingly being used in the construction of musical instruments, particularly woodwind. Mopane twigs have been traditionally used as tooth brushes, bark to make twine and for tanning, and leaves for healing wounds. The wood is also used to make charcoal.
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