Relatives of the llama are dropping dung as they venture into higher elevations in the Andes Mountains, providing a nutrient-rich environment for life to thrive despite glacier loss.
By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.
These animals deposit nutrients and plant seeds from lower elevations in their poop onto deglaciated ground, and then the seeds germinate, attracting other organisms, including animals that feed ...
The bathroom habits of a lesser-known cousin to the llama are helping researchers better understand how ecosystems adapt to ...
Attracting seed-dispersing bats to degraded landscapes and aiding in tropical forest restoration efforts has long been an ...
Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that ...
The tapir, the biggest land mammal in South America, has been spotted in Brazil's Costa Verde region 100 years after its last sighting.
As bats fly place to place in search of food, they release feces often loaded with ... from grasses and other vegetation. Seed predation by birds and other animals is also a problem.