. A complete geography. CARIBOU MUSK OX Fig. 22. Some of the animals of the North. The great auk had such small wings that itcould not fly. It was killed in great numbers by sailors, and has been com-pletely exterminated. ^^^J^>. PRAIRIE DOG Fig. of the animals of the plateaus and mountains of the Far West. PLANTS AND ANIMALS 21 in little tufts or bunches. The sage bush, a plant with a pale green leaf, named because of its sagelike odor, is found throughout most of this arid region. Other common plants are the mesquite, the century plant with its sharp - pointed leaves (Fig. 225, p.
. A complete geography. CARIBOU MUSK OX Fig. 22. Some of the animals of the North. The great auk had such small wings that itcould not fly. It was killed in great numbers by sailors, and has been com-pletely exterminated. ^^^J^>. PRAIRIE DOG Fig. of the animals of the plateaus and mountains of the Far West. PLANTS AND ANIMALS 21 in little tufts or bunches. The sage bush, a plant with a pale green leaf, named because of its sagelike odor, is found throughout most of this arid region. Other common plants are the mesquite, the century plant with its sharp - pointed leaves (Fig. 225, p. 213), and the cactus with its numerous thorns. In favorable spots, especially in the warm southwest, the mesquite grows to large size ; and the cactus, which in the north is always low and represented by only a few kinds, in the southwest, as in Arizona, grows in great variety and, in some cases, even to the height of trees (Fig. 24). On account of the extreme dryness ofthe climate, these plants have a severestruggle for existence, and adopt peculiarmeans for protecting themselves. For ex-ample, the cactus, unlike other plants, hasno leaves. It thus exposes little surfaceto the air for evaporation. In its great,fleshy stem
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