A prayer and a life jacket are just about all there is to rely on when a torpedoed seaman takes the big jump from his sinking ship. Kapok—the silky, white, feather-soft down from the pods of the kapok ...

Two greater spear-nosed bats were found roosting in the trunk of a large Kapok tree, which is also a novel finding, researchers said. Getty Images/iStockphoto Along the banks of the Lacantún River, a ...

In Trinidadian folklore, “The Kapok” tree is referred to as “The Castle of the Devil.” It inspired some beastly music by composer and pianist Stewart Goodyear that he tears up in a performance with ...

Before thousands of dining options dotted the map, the Kapok Tree Inn defined grand-scale Florida dining. Huge Brazilian raid on Rio gang leaves at least 60 people dead and 81 under arrest ...

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