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A Short-nosed Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) swoops in to select a ripe fig (Ficus fistulosa) growing directly on the trunk of the tree. Rather than eating on the spot, the bat will carry the fig off to a favorite perch where it can dine in safety, thus helping to spread the tree's seeds. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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Borneo, Chiroptera, Cynopterinae, Cynopterus, East Malaysia, Magnoliopsida, Malaysia, Mammalia, Moraceae, Pteropodidae, Rosales, Sarawak, Southeast Asia, Yinpterochiroptera, animal, bat, camera trap, cauliflorous, cauliflory, dispersal, disperse, eat, eating, fauna, feeding, flora, frugivore, frugivorous, frugivory, fruit, fruit bat, herbivore, herbivorous, herbivory, mammal, megabat, plant, rainforest, short-nosed fruit bat, tropical, wildlife
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- Borneo, Interactions, Mammals, Mutualisms
