We usually call cactus any prickly plant, but it's wrong. Cacti or cactuses are succulent plants.
The cactus generally lives in dry places prone to drought, such as deserts.
There are over 2,000 species of cacti, with various shapes and forms.
The cactuses collect water using its quite large roots and their stems.
The spines of a cactus are highly modified versions of plant leaves. These sharp spines and the thick tough skin of the stem help to protect the cactus from animals.
Some kinds of cactus have fruit that are a popular source of food. Cacti are growing as houseplants as they are pretty easy to grow and maintain.
Nowadays some cacti species have been placed on the more restrictive endangered species list
<span>Обычно мы называем кактусом
любые колючие растения, но это не так. Кактусы или
кактусы это суккуленты.
Кактус обычно живет
в сухих местах, подверженных засухе, таких как пустыни.
Есть более 2000 видов
кактусов, с различными видами и формами.
Кактусы собирают воду,
используя свои достаточно большие корни
и их стебли.
Колючки кактуса высоко модифицированные версии листьях растений. Эти острые
шипы и толстая
жесткая кожа служат
для защиты кактуса от животных.
Некоторые виды кактусов имеют плоды, которые являются
популярным источником пищи. Кактусы
растут как комнатные растения, так
как <span>их довольно</span> легко выращивать и поддерживать.
В настоящее время некоторые виды кактусов размещены на <span>страницах Красной книги как исчезающие виды.</span></span>
Все накрыло белым одеялом,
Градус опустился до нуля,
Что-то новое в окошко постучало,
Кажется, что близится.... (зима)
1 saw
2 noticed
3 had worn
4 wondered
5 was
6 didn't see
7 began
8 stopped
9 got
10 had been
11 noticed
12 had watched
13 decided
14 arrived
15 had gone
.The African elephant is the largest and strongest land mammals. The body length of the adult male may reach 7.5 meters, height - 3.5 meters, and weighs 5 tons. .Once this giant, inhabited the whole of Africa South of the Sahara desert. Today in the wild there are about 600 thousand of these African giants. They live in separate areas of East, South, West and Equatorial Africa. However, relatively large populations can be found only in reserves or national parks.Elephants live together in a herd, the slave of an old and wise elephant, the size of which varies from 9 to 12 individuals. The herd consists of females and their offspring. Adult males live separately, only occasionally uniting in temporary herds. The lifespan of an African elephant is up to 60-70 years, while in captivity, this figure reaches 80 years. Interestingly, throughout the life of an elephant never ceases to grow.Nature has endowed the elephant is an amazing and unique body - trunk. Extraordinary power and flexibility it gives to 40 thousand muscles of which it consists. It is simultaneously the nose, lip, hand and a powerful weapon of the animal. At the tip of the trunk in African giant are two of appendage fingers, which he can pick up the smallest object.<span>In conclusion, let us unmask the myths about cystocoele and clumsiness of the elephants.
Although the thickness of elephant skin in some places reaches 2.5 cm, it is quite sensitive to the bites of insects and the scorching rays of the sun. This is why elephants like to take mud baths, and the cubs are trying to obscure her own shadow.Moving these giants almost silently. Working his way through the jungle forest, they will not give themselves or the snapping of twigs or rustling of leaves. A steep climb for an elephant is also not an obstacle, he overcomes it gracefully without much effort. But if on the way to see the waterfront, the African giant will handle it with enviable ease of a seasoned swimmer</span>
1 interesting
2 frightening
3 amazing
4 excited
5 interested
6 amazed