Arboreal tetrapod puzzler

Another ancient tree species: Araucaria araucana, the monkey-puzzle. The name is totally inappropriate as this species' native range is a monkey-free territory in Chile and Argentina.

This specimen at RBG Kew is slightly atypical in that it is mature but has retained branches to ground level. Usually they end up all mop-headed and less attractive in old age as they drop the bottom branches. The only other specimen I've seen do this was one in my Aunt's front garden in suburban England looking both spectacular and hilariously out of place at the same time. This is a big tree btw not suitable for front gardens as a rule.

Its shape allowed a macro close-up of these cones which I think are male.

The nuts are edible and supposedly it was first smuggled out of Chile by Archibald Menzies (I think) stashing some from a state banquet and fleeing the jurisdiction.