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~ From time to time there are plant and animal species which recur during game drives but for which there's no ready identification. This vine is such a case, a dry vine with fleshy leaves sprouting as pairs. We observed it throughout Buffalo Springs, yet I've seldom noticed it elsewhere. Why are the leaves shaped like that, with a fleshiness and a dull surface? Has this vine adapted to an arid environment, with specialized tissue structure to retain scarce moisture? Are there factors about it which native Samburu might know? There's more to learn!