Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Rodents Pass Huge Seeds Like Olympic Torches

Muscular rodents called agoutis move giant seeds similar to the way we humans move the Olympic torch.  
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The cute cat-sized agouti above is much more than a lowly jungle creature. In fact, it is very much the Robin Hood of rodents.

The furry bandit hides and buries black palm seeds, which it finds delicious. What it doesn't eat sprout into new plants. When other agoutis find the hidden cache, they steal and rebury the seeds at a different place, thus helping the plant spread!
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2 comments:

  1. Amelia BarneyJuly 18, 2012 at 2:07 PM

    Love the story about the Rodent, he doesn't look all that mischievous. Interesting how stealing from one another gets the seeds from place to place. All the food in your bottles how many different foods do you have? I get all my http://www.genericseeds.com/ and love to bottle my own vegetables to.

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  2. Amelia BarneyJuly 18, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Love the story about the Rodent, he doesn't look all that mischievous. Interesting how stealing from one another gets the seeds from place to place. All the food in your bottles how many different foods do you have? I get all my http://www.genericseeds.com/ and love to bottle my own vegetables to.

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