Cactuses
仙人掌
Cactuses are very unique plants.
仙人掌是非常奇特的植物。
They live in hot and dry places like deserts.
它們生活在類似沙漠這樣的炎熱干旱地帶。
They usually don't have leaves
它們通常沒有葉子。
They have thin and sharp spines.
它們有細小且尖銳的刺。
How do these spines help cactuses live in the deserts?
這些刺是如何幫助仙人掌在沙漠中存活的呢?
Cactus spines do not need much water, and they protect cactuses from insects and animals.
仙人掌的刺不需要大量的水,而且能防止昆蟲和動物的干擾。
Where do cactuses save water?
仙人掌在哪里儲水呢?
They save it in their trunk to use it later.
它們在枝干上儲水來備用。