00:00Did you know there's a plant that's basically immortal?
00:02Meet Welwitchia mirabilis, the ancient survivor of the Namib desert.
00:07It grows just two leaves, but they never stop growing, twisting into a giant tangled mess.
00:13Some are over 1,500 years old, older than entire civilizations.
00:19No rain? No problem.
00:21It drinks fog straight from the air.
00:24A living fossil, thriving where almost nothing else can.
00:28Follow for more secrets from the wild.
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