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The Mimosa, the typical bush of South Africa. 



The Mimosa, which frequently grows in dense thickets, 

 affording sanctuary to the Rooi-kat or Caracal and 

 others of the cat tribe whose sinuous bodies can glide 

 with impunity under the terrible array of thorns. 



A Caracal or Rooi-kat emerging from a 

 thicket-covered cavern. 



