- Fig. 1. Megafauna involved in distributing tropical tree seeds [3]: A – a tree from the genus Omphalocarpum (Congo rainforest) with large fruit on the trunk. The seeds of the tree are spread only by elephants because the fruit are very tightly attached to the trunks and can only be torn off with the great effort of large animals. Photo by David Beaune; B – forest elephants in the Mbeli River, Nouabalé Ndoki National Park, Congo. Photo by Thomas Breuer; C – seeds, fruit and seedlings of Poga oleosa, the seeds of which are carried by elephants. Photo by David Beaune; D – the seeds scattered by forest elephants are too large to be swallowed by other animals, such as the bonobo (Pan paniscus), one of which is shown feeding on Parinari excelsa fruit. Photo by David Beaune; E – Mammea africana fruit rot on the ground without scattering. Photo by David Beaune
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