新種橡樹與極危猩猩

在印尼蘇門答臘島北部的一個森林,有一種新發表的橡樹品種(Lithocarpus tapanuliensis),但目前僅找到兩棵。研究人員發現地上有一​​些橡果有被囓齒動物及靈長類動物吃過的痕跡,他們更在這些橡樹附近發現了一個猩猩巢。相信這種新橡樹是極度瀕危打巴奴里猩猩的重要食糧之一。

A newly described oak tree species (Lithocarpus tapanuliensis) is found in a forest of norther Sumatra in Indonesia, and only two of them is found. Researchers discovered some fruits of the oak tree has been eaten by rodents and primates, and they spotted an orangutan nest near these oak trees. They believe this new tree species of oak tree is an important part of the critically endangered Tapanili orangutan’s diet.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/newly-described-oak-from-sumatra-could-be-vital-for-threatened-orangutans/

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