The Tree Where Man was Born, fig tree, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
This venerable old solitary fig tree is located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area just a few miles from the boundary of Serengeti National Park. It was visited back in the 60s by the celebrated American author Peter Matthiessen, he wrote a book describing his East African adventures, called "The Tree Where Man was Born" a reference to an origin myth told by the Nuer people of South Sudan, this name was then given to this fig tree. It is a rather apt name, as not too far to the south is Olduvai Gorge, where fossils of some of the earliest human ancestors have been found.
The Tree Where Man was Born, fig tree, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania
This venerable old solitary fig tree is located in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area just a few miles from the boundary of Serengeti National Park. It was visited back in the 60s by the celebrated American author Peter Matthiessen, he wrote a book describing his East African adventures, called "The Tree Where Man was Born" a reference to an origin myth told by the Nuer people of South Sudan, this name was then given to this fig tree. It is a rather apt name, as not too far to the south is Olduvai Gorge, where fossils of some of the earliest human ancestors have been found.