The Cactus is a good example of how the plant world secures protection. Its thorns, which were once leaves, give it complete immunity against the animals which would otherwise destroy it for the sake of the moisture it contains.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 28
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39The Cactus is a good example of how the plant world secures protection. Its thorns, which were once leaves, give it complete immunity against the animals which would otherwise destroy it for the sake of the moisture it contains. Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 28
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