National Geographic - UK (2022-05)

(Maropa) #1

A forest elephant
reaches for the fruit
of a Detarium macro-
carpum tree in Lopé
National Park. Fruit
is the most nutritious
part of the elephant’s
diet. For trees such
as this one, the animals
help them spread
by digesting the fruit,
which makes the seeds
germinate faster.

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