Did You Know?

• Orang-utans rarely, if ever come to ground.
• Meerkats have a dark band around their eyes that reduces the sun’s glare – great for spotting predatory birds in the sky.
• The crimson resin that gives the dragon’s blood tree its name is used to cure ailments, decorate houses and even as lipstick.
• Brunsvigia bosmaniae flower heads snap at the base and roll across the ground to disperse their pea-sized seeds in the wind.
• The dragon’s blood tree only lives on the Arabian island of Soqotra, high in the mountains, where it catches water from the early morning mists.