These trees don’t mind getting robbed
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Purple sunbirds rarely consume the nectar of a desert teak flower through its opening (right), preferring to rob the flowers by piercing through the base (left).
V.K. Singh et al/PLOS ONE 2014
Purple sunbirds rarely consume the nectar of a desert teak flower through its opening (right), preferring to rob the flowers by piercing through the base (left).
V.K. Singh et al/PLOS ONE 2014