The Galapagos Islands

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Mr Monopoly
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The Galapagos Islands

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My Biology class has been watching a video about these remarkable islands and in the video they showed giant tortises eating giant Opuntias...what kind are they? I know that there are several kinds that grow there but what are they?
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probably O. galapageia
I think that is the only one from there but I could be wrong.
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