Plants cannot walk away from trouble, but their seeds can travel with help from animals. Some animals eat fruits and later deposit the seeds in their droppings. Others carry seeds stuck to fur, feathers, feet or mud. Ants may drag seeds back to their nests, while some vertebrates may actively carry and store them. That movement is becoming more important as ecosystems change. Climate change, habitat loss, invasive species and altered land use ar…
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