![]() ![]() The researchers studied 280 trees for two months and found that they provided food and shelter to at least 12 of Socotra’s endemic reptile species, including 10 geckos, one chameleon and a snake. But would protecting the dragon’s blood also help other species? It’s not that big a leap: The tree has long been considered an indicator species, meaning it quickly shows signs of changes to its environment and plays host to a wide range of the island’s other unique wildlife. The theory is that by protecting these animals and their habitats you also, directly or indirectly, conserve everything else that lives near them.Ī team of researchers from Socotra, Spain and Portugal wanted to find out if the dragon’s blood tree could do the same thing - even though, unlike other umbrella species, it stays in one place. The umbrella species concept has traditionally been applied to large, wide-ranging, charismatic mammals and birds such as giant pandas, mountain gorillas and northern spotted owls. New research, published in the journal Forests, suggest the tree could also be considered an umbrella species - the protection of which would benefit a wide range of other species. ![]() Their branches grow in an outward-forking pattern that gives them the look of a giant mushroom or an umbrella sucked inside-out by the wind.Īnd that appearance isn’t the only umbrella-like aspect of the dragon’s blood. Looming over the island’s rocky, mountainous terrain, it produces rich berries and a vermilion sap - the source of its name - that has been used for centuries as everything from medicine to lipstick, and even as a varnish for violins. Native to a single island in the Socotra archipelago, off the coast of Yemen in the Arabian Sea, the extraordinary-looking dragon’s blood tree, which is classified as “ vulnerable to extinction,” can grow to more than 30 feet in height and live for 600 years. The way you manage your resources will be crucial to your success or failure in combat, don't get stuck using only firearms or melee attacks, explore your skills using the scenario to your advantage, create poison bombs, traps, spears or platforms that will give you an advantage over enemies.ĭon't forget that many others have been here, so exploration will give you greater rewards for reaching places that few have reached, unexplored areas are full of resources but be very careful because in addition to resources these areas will have many dangers, obstacles and creatures.īuildings have different levels of strength, iron buildings are more resistant, but this raw material will be harder to find.Ĭreate your items using the collected resources or pay with the exchange coins in the store.Dragon’s blood trees ( Dracaena cinnabari) are evolutionary marvels of the plant kingdom, but they may not be around forever. ![]() You won't have an easy arrival on the island or a welcome, so keep an eye out for everything around you that can be used to your advantage and get ready to fight. The island of blood is named after all its victims, they say it would be possible to color the whole sea red with all the blood that was spilled, the dark past and the terrible things that happened left their marks.Įven with all the evil that has happened, the island still has its natural beauty and riches, trees and medicinal plants are everywhere, as well as stones and iron ores, you can create everything from healing kits to improve your health to weapons and traps for defense against creatures. A mysterious island where people who have been kidnapped are sent there, with no other option but to find a way to survive in this place, you have to adapt to this situation, exploring, gathering resources and fighting.įight for your life and your freedom facing different types of creatures with different characteristics. ![]()
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