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  2. Frugivore - Wikipedia

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    Frugivore seed dispersal is a common phenomenon in many ecosystems. However, it is not a highly specific type of plant–animal interaction. For example, a single species of frugivorous bird may disperse fruits from several species of plants, or a few species of bird may disperse seeds of one plant species. [3]

  3. Baileya (plant) - Wikipedia

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    Baileya (the desert marigolds) is a genus of plants in the aster family Asteraceae. All are native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico. [1] [2] They are typically annual, though B. multiradiata may be perennial. The leaves, which may range from being entire to deeply lobed, mostly occur in a basal cluster.

  4. Tithonia diversifolia - Wikipedia

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    Tithonia diversifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is commonly known as the tree marigold, [2] Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower or Nitobe chrysanthemum. It is native to Mexico and Central America but has a nearly pantropical distribution as an introduced species. [1]

  5. List of large carnivores known to prey on humans - Wikipedia

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    The order Carnivora consists of numerous mammal species specialized in eating flesh. This list does not include animal attacks on humans by domesticated species (dogs), or animals held in zoos, aquaria, circuses, private homes or other non-natural settings. Prey is defined as "to be hunted and killed by" or "to be vulnerable to or overcome by."

  6. List of herbivorous animals - Wikipedia

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    Herbivory is of extreme ecological importance and prevalence among insects.Perhaps one third (or 500,000) of all described species are herbivores. [4] Herbivorous insects are by far the most important animal pollinators, and constitute significant prey items for predatory animals, as well as acting as major parasites and predators of plants; parasitic species often induce the formation of galls.

  7. Tagetes - Wikipedia

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    Tagetes (/ t æ ˈ dʒ iː t iː z /) is a genus [3] of 50 species of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants in the family Asteraceae.They are among several groups of plants known in English as marigolds.

  8. Desert bighorn sheep - Wikipedia

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    Annual growth rings indicate the animal's age. The rams may rub their own horns to improve their field of view. [7] Both rams and ewes use their horns as tools to break open cactus, which they consume, and for fighting. [8] Desert bighorn sheep typically live for 10–20 years. [9] The typical diet of a desert bighorn sheep is mainly grasses. [7]

  9. Nectarivore - Wikipedia

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    An Australian painted lady (Vanessa kershawi) feeding on nectar through its long proboscis. In zoology, a nectarivore is an animal which derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of the sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants.