Pando grove in the fall.
(Image credit: Paul C. Rogers)
One of the largest organisms in the world, a Utah forest of genetically identical trees, is slowly being devoured by deer.
The Pando quaking aspen colony, also known as the "Trembling Giant," has likely survived for thousands of years. But about 80 percent of it is in a perilous state, according to a new paper published today (Oct. 17) in the journal PLOS One.
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