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Weka are important in the bush as seed dispersers, distributing seeds too large for smaller berry-eating birds. [20] Where the weka is relatively common, their furtive curiosity leads them to search around houses and camps for food scraps, or anything unfamiliar and transportable. [ 6 ]
The first figurines were made in 1977, and they were marketed widely after 1982. During the 1980s in the United States, the first substantial wave of chia seed sales was tied to chia pets, clay figures that serve as the base for a sticky paste of chia seeds. After the figures are watered, the seeds sprout into a form suggesting a fur covering.
Socratea exorrhiza, the walking palm or cashapona, is a palm native to rainforests in tropical Central and South America.It can grow to 25 metres in height, with a stem diameter of up to 16 cm, [1] but is more typically 15–20 m tall and 12 cm in diameter. [2]
Native lizards and frugivorous birds are likely seed dispersers for this species, including kererū, tūī, korimako (bellbird), stitchbird, and weka. Introduced rodents likely eat the fruit and seed. [5] The leaves are appetising for mammals such as goats, deer or cattle.
Guthrie-Smith recovered 791 feathers from one nest in the 1930s, most from weka, but including some kiwi, kākāpō, kea, and kererū. [11] Rock wrens are such assiduous collectors of feathers that their nests have been checked for kākāpō feathers, to determine if those endangered parrots are in the area. [ 2 ]
Seed oils tend to be less expensive than extra-virgin olive oil, butter, and other types of cooking fat. Related: These Are 4 of the Most Nutrient Dense Vegetables to Add to Your Diet, According ...
[8] The scree wētā (Deinacrida connectens) have been observed consuming small fleshy fruits and dispersing the remaining seeds, however the dispersal rates of each scree wētā individual largely depended on its size. [22] This may also be true of other giant wētā species, but there is no currently published supporting literature.
Parkia biglobosa is a dicotyledonous angiosperm belonging to the family Fabaceae (Caesalpinioideae - Mimosoid clade). [4] It is a deciduous perennial that grows to between 7 and 20 metres high, [5] in some cases up to 30 metres. [6]