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SOME PLANTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EATEN

Dune Molerat Molerats by Trevor Hardaker

The tough, nutrient-poor leaves of fynbos are indigestible to most animals, apart from some highly adapted browsers like klipspringer and grysbok. Tortoises are probably the best adapted nibblers, as they can eat plants that are not only unpalatable, but are positively poisonous to other animals. To counteract these clever adaptations by animals, many plants have [...]


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