Giraffe in South Africa tears into invasive prickly pear as nature fights back

Giraffe in South Africa tears into invasive prickly pear as nature fights back

A video from South Africa shows that invasive plant species do not always go untouched by the ecosystems they enter. In the Eastern Cape, a giraffe was seen eating prickly pear cactus, turning a plant viewed as an ecological nuisance into a meal. What happened? The video was posted to the Reddit forum r/invasivespecies.  Giraffe eating invasive Prickly pear in the Eastern Cape of South South Africa byu/dinoknud ininvasivespecies (Click here to …