The Jungle’s Heaviest Courier Service: The Case of Tent-Roosting Bats
Erika Alejandra Chaves-Diaz
Tent-roosting bats are the unsung "nocturnal gardeners" of the Lacandon Rainforest. New research reveals they disperse up to 79.8 million large seeds annually, carrying fruits weighing up to 250% of their own body mass to help regenerate mature forests.