Galapagos Posted July 22, 2009 Report Posted July 22, 2009 Many animal species such as snakes, insects and fish have evolved camouflage defences to deter attack from their predators. However research published in New Phytologist has discovered that trees in New Zealand have evolved a similar defence to protect themselves from extinct giant birds, providing the first evidence of this strategy in plant life. New discovery suggests trees evolved camouflage defense against long extinct predator Quote
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