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Night Gardeners and Sticky Bottoms: The Unlikely Mistletoe Dispersers of Madagascar

A study in the rainforests of Madagascar reveals that the primary dispersers of mistletoe are not birds, but two small nocturnal lemurs that help disperse seeds using a technique as eccentric as it is effective.

Night Gardeners and Sticky Bottoms: The Unlikely Mistletoe Dispersers of Madagascar

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A study in the rainforests of Madagascar reveals that the primary dispersers of mistletoe are not birds, but two small nocturnal lemurs that help disperse seeds using a technique as eccentric as it is...

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A study in the rainforests of Madagascar reveals that the primary dispersers of mistletoe are not birds, but two small nocturnal lemurs that help disperse seeds using a technique as eccentric as it is effective.

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