Sacred to an Andean people, they once nourished elephant-sized sloths. How did these living fossils get to Vancouver Island?

Written by Neil Griffin an award-winning poet and essayist. He lives in Western Canada and can be found on Twitter at @prairielorax.



https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/11/04/Riddle-Monkey-Puzzle-Tree/

Sacred to an Andean people, they once nourished elephant-sized sloths. How did these living fossils get to Vancouver Island? Written by Neil Griffin an award-winning poet and essayist. He lives in Western Canada and can be found on Twitter at @prairielorax. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/11/04/Riddle-Monkey-Puzzle-Tree/

The Riddle of the Monkey Puzzle Tree

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