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frugivore
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thumb|A Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a fruit.|alt=A [[Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a fruit.]]

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Frugivore seed dispersal
  • Ecological significance
  • Plant adaptations to attract dispersers
  • Frugivore adaptations for fruit consumption
  • Plant mechanisms to delay or deter frugivory
  • Secondary chemical defenses
  • Frugivorous animals
  • Birds<span class="anchor" id="Avian species"></span>
  • Mammals
  • Fish
  • Conservation
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading

thumb|A Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a fruit.|alt=A [[Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a fruit.]]

A frugivore ( ) is an animal that thrives mostly on fruits.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “frugivore” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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