A region of western Asia, in what is now Iraq, known as the âcradle of civilization.â Western writing first developed there, done with sticks on clay tablets. Agricultural organization on a large scale also began in Mesopotamia, along with work in bronze and iron (see Bronze Age and Iron Age).
Analysis: The photo is real â this orchid does exist, and the colorful center of the flower does resemble the face of a monkey or baboon â but the captions above are only semi-correct. The actual species name of the flower is Dracula gigas (Dracula meaning dragon, gigas meaning giant), not, as claimed above, Dracula simia.
The monkey puzzle is a very striking tree which is native to central Chile. The tree has horizontal branches and occurs naturally in sub-tropical regions of South America and the islands of Oceania. The Chile pines are valued for their excellent quality wood which is used for building.he floss silk tree (Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa). The floss silk is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. It has a host of local common names, such as palo borracho (in Spanish literally âdrunken treeâ).