Fruit bats are the most important dispersers of the fig tree’s seeds. Importantly for seed dispersal, the bat rarely eats in the tree, but instead carries the fruit a short distance away. It doesn’t eat the entire fig, but sucks out the juice and discards the seeds. Beneath its perch, a tiny fig tree garden will sprout. Each bat eats half its weight in fig pulp every night.
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Very nice photo. Can I put this photo to my presentation in Poland. What name of the author should I to cite ?
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Pawel Chmielarz
i like it but i cant find more for my report in ny