(Reuters) - Scientists in Chile are studying the deaths of hundreds of the country's Araucaria, or "Monkey Puzzle," trees, which they believe may have been weakened by climate change and then killed ...

The ancient monkey puzzle tree has distinctive spiny leaves and intricate scaly branches. Its unusual features, scientists believe, evolved as a defense against towering, long-necked dinosaurs.

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It's known for many things: being the national tree of Chile; living for hundreds of years; sporting branches that look like reptiles. On Orcas, the monkey puzzle tree on North Beach Road is known ...