March 13, 2010
Tree shrew lavatory
in Borneo - the pitcher plant has evolved to capture tree shrew poo as a much needed source of nitrogen.
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Shrews are supposed to consume seven times their bodyweight every day. Those pitcher plants much be voracious!
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Tree shrew poo! Tree shrew poo! Fun to say. I'll have to use that phrase to drive someone crazy today. Ain't Mother Nature wonderful? At first I thought this was a riff off this MeFi post Cats have toilets. Dogs have toilets. Even rats have toilets... Rest of (nice) post by string bean here: Peepoo Blue?