Frugivore
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A frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on fruits.
A Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) eating a fruit.
Starling Feeding Offspring
Tambaqui
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The tambaqui is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept in aquaculture and introduced elsewhere. It is also known by the names
Frugivore
…dry forests where fruit is limited in the dry season and owl monkeys are more dependent on leaves." Some species of fish are frugivorous, such as the tambaqui. Since seed dispersal allows plant species to disperse to other areas, the loss of frugivores could change plant communities and lead to the local loss…
Tambaqui Brésil
Skull replica at the San Diego Zoo
At the Shedd Aquarium
At the Vancouver Aquarium