A coconut can cross water inside its own float — ChillScroll

A brown fibrous coconut floating in clear tropical water near a palm-lined beach

A coconut can cross water inside its own float

A coconut's thick fibrous husk is buoyant. When the fruit reaches the sea, it can float with the current and arrive on another shore before the seed inside begins to grow.

The seed packed a life jacket before leaving the palm.

Source · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew ↗