Walking Palm (Socratea exorrhiza) stilt roots enable it to shift position in search for sunlight rain-forest Amazon Ecuador May

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The tree's stilt roots enable it to slowly shift position up to 1 metre a year in search for sunlight Igapo Amazon rainforest Ecuador. Native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America

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Location: Igapo Amazon rain-forest Ecuador South America
Photo credit: © KrystynaSzulecka / Alamy / Afripics
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