Tapir and Seed Dispersal
Posted on Apr 25 2012
How are seeds dispersed now that the large animals, elephants and rhinoceros, have been hunted from their ecological habitat? Will a Tapir take their place?
Rhinoceros were once plentiful throughout the Southeast Asian ecosystem. They consumed vast quantities of plants and seeds and moved from one area to another pooping the seeds out thus aiding in dispersal.
However, the demand for rhinos foolishly used in Chinese “medicine” has decimated the population to the point where they are now on the...
