frugivore
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- herbivore
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- Animals eating fruit
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- 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.
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