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Tree-dwelling mammals use multispecies latrines in the branches of strangler fig trees

A night vision image of a margay crouched on a broad tree trunk.

A margay (Leopardus wiedii) crouches by a latrine high up in the tree canopy. The toilet — a spot filled with soil where branches join — saw visits from 17 different mammal species.

Tropical canopy ecology project

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