The video shows trees practicing ‘social distancing’ by leaving a small gap between each other.

While the year 2020 has taught us a lot about ‘Social Distancing’, plants also keep their distance from each other, but have been doing so since long before we started. This phenomenon is known as ‘crown shyness’, in which crowns of trees do not touch each other, creating gaps, which help trees share resources and stay healthy, according to a report National Geographic,

Now, Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Ramesh Pandey has shared a video documenting the same incident on his official Twitter handle. The trees are shown in the video following social distancing.

The caption accompanying the video reads, “Especially the canopy of trees of the same species do not touch each other. This is a form of social distancing called crown shyness.”

Watch the video here:

In particular, the canopy of trees of the same species do not touch each other.

This is a kind of social distancing, which is called crown shyness. pic.twitter.com/AnYcu9lhtw

— Ramesh Pandey (@rameshpandeyifs) January 18, 2023

The video was posted this morning and has so far been viewed over 31,000 times on Twitter. One user commented, “What could be nature’s strategy here…small gap for vines of superficial plant shrubs to let the elements through? ….caring for other species I mean…. Everyone survives, not the fittest.”

Another user commented, “Amazing view sir. It also indicates your deep research and study about nature and its behavior. We all know your closeness towards nature and this post is the result of that incident.” “

A third user wrote, “It’s really relaxing to stare at the umbrellas dancing in the wind.”

National Geographic reports that scientists still do not fully understand why tree tops often refuse to touch. Some scientists initially pursued a hypothesis that trees were failing to fill the spaces between their canopies due to a lack of light—an important resource for photosynthesis—where their leaves overlapped.

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