Animals Carry Seeds
Rainforest trees often make fruit that animals eat. The animals carry the seeds away in their dung or on their fur, so new trees can grow.
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- Seeds beneath the parent tree
- Elephant dung holding seeds
- Antelope dung pellets with seeds
- Monkey holding a fruit
- Young green shoot
Examples
- A bird eats a berry and drops the seed in a garden far away.
- A squirrel buries an acorn and forgets it; an oak seedling grows.
Key takeaways
- Animals move seeds away from the parent tree.
- Without seed carriers, a rainforest renews slowly.
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