Video Shows Trees 'Social Distancing' By Leaving Small Gap Between Each Other
NDTV
Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Ramesh Pandey has shared a video on his official Twitter handle documenting the 'crown shyness'.
While the year 2020 taught us a lot about 'social distancing', plants too have been keeping their distance from one another but were doing so long before we started. The phenomenon is known as 'crown shyness' wherein the crowns of trees do not touch each other, forming gaps, which help trees share resources and stay healthy, according to a report by National Geographic. Canopy of trees specially of same species don't touch each other.It's a kind of social distancing, called crown shyness. pic.twitter.com/AnYcu9lhtw
Now, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Ramesh Pandey has shared a video on his official Twitter handle documenting the same phenomenon. The video shows trees performing social distancing.
Along with the video, the caption reads, "Canopy of trees specially of same species don't touch each other. It's a kind of social distancing, called crown shyness."
Watch the video here:
