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Living in, on and around cactus

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The basic requirements for survival, food, shelter and water never seem to be in surplus. Bear in mind, even the plants have to find ways to survive, so virtually every one of them has some form of thorny defense. When it comes to a one stop shopping for food and shelter, no other plant is as widely used as the Cardon Cactus family.

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