Hard wood and inedible leaves: when the going gets tough
How nature responds to drought-prone environments.
Semiarid Ecosystem
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Arbutus unedo
The wild strawberry tree grows as a shrub, sapling or tree and yields rather bitter honey. Unusually, its white, bell-shaped flowers bloom in autumn, ...
Quercus trojana
Apulia is known as ‘the land of the oaks’ because so many oak species are found among its flora. One example of the genus is the Macedonian oak, the ...
Vulpes vulpes
Living everywhere from Arctic to desert environments, the fox is one of the most widespread medium-sized predators on Earth. It can also be found on the ...
Hystrix cristata
Elusive and difficult to observe, the porcupine is easily identified by the quills that run along its back, flanks and tail and the bristles on its nape ...
Oryctes nasicornis
This beetle is commonly found throughout Europe, North Africa and Palaearctic Asia, as far east as China. As suggested by its name, it has a large body, ...