See "Grandmother" Fony Baobab, Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Madagascar

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A hike can be linked on to the visit to Mitoho Grotto that goes past several huge, ancient Fony baobabs (Adansonia rubrostipa). A short, squat tree (growing 4 to 5 m tall) with a wide trunk, several here are hundreds of years old. Two have been studied using radiocarbon dating. One called "Grandmother" is made up of 3 fused trunks of different ages, with the oldest part of the tree an estimated 1,600 years old. The second, "polygamous baobab", has six fused stems, and is an estimated 1,000 years old. This hike also goes through the spiny forest, with many of the narrowly endemic plant species found only in this part of Madagascar.

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