Capuchin with Fruit (IMAGE)

University of Connecticut

Capuchin with Fruit

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In tropical rain forests, as many as two-thirds of all tree species rely on native, fruit-eating mammals such as capuchin monkeys who are able to travel fairly large distances and carry any ingested seeds far from their parent trees. What happens to the forests when these seed dispersing animals are over hunted?

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Varun Swamy

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