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The Amazon’s gargantuan gardeners: manatees

Underwater view of mother and calf Amazonian manatees

No gardening tools needed: Amazonian manatees’ poo helps to keep their home green and lush. Credit: Doug Perrine/Nature Picture Library

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Nature 633, 497 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02874-9

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  1. Guterres-Pazin, M. G. et al. J. Nat. Conserv. 82, 126708 (2024).

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