How India's Ancient Banyans Feed, Shelter and Sustain Hundreds of Species
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Scientists confirmed a banyan tree in Bihar's Munger district is approximately 700 years old, making it the oldest accurately dated banyan; a recent study from Telangana's Kanha Shanti Vanam reinforces that mature banyans are keystone species supporting entire ecosystems with hundreds of birds, mammals, insects and other creatures.
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