Dispersal by animals
These fruits and seeds may have the following adaptations for carrying out dispersal by means of animals.
Having fleshy parts that can be eaten
Examples — mango, papaw.
Bearing attractive colours
Examples — cashew apple, banana.
Bearing hooks or hairs that help them stick
Examples — naga darana, Urena burrs, apple.
Bearing shapes and patterns that mislead animals
Examples — castor, olinda, madatiya, bitter gourd.
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Eaten, carried, or mistaken for food
Three different bargains hide in that list. A fleshy fruit pays the animal, which eats it and drops the seed elsewhere. A hooked fruit hitches a ride on fur without paying anything. A brightly patterned hard seed is mistaken for food, carried off and abandoned.