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Fruit Bat Pollinating Banana
Greater short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) on a banana plant in southeast Asia. The banana is a prime example of a bat-dependent plant. Pollen will be carried on the bat's fur to the next plant, thus achieving cross-pollination.
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/ Merlin Tuttle/BCI
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3913 x 2550 pixels
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13 x 8 inches / 33 x 22 cm
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