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tree shrew
noun
: any of a family (Tupaiidae of the order Scandentia) of small southeast Asian mammals that resemble squirrels, are of semiarboreal or terrestrial habit, feed chiefly on insects and fruit, and are sometimes classified as true insectivores or primitive primates
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But evolution is also the culprit for the tree shrew's remarkable insensitivity to capsaicin.
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Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
Fruit flies, tree shrews and many other animals naturally consume alcohol in fruits that ferment; this happens when yeast or certain bacteria are around to break down sugars in ripe fruit, creating small amounts of ethanol.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
So, evolutionary forces pressured the plant to tweak its design a bit to entice the tree shrew to pay it a visit and poop into it.
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2010
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Amiah Taylor, Discover Magazine, 13 Nov. 2024
Fruit flies, tree shrews and many other animals naturally consume alcohol in fruits that ferment; this happens when yeast or certain bacteria are around to break down sugars in ripe fruit, creating small amounts of ethanol.
—Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
So, evolutionary forces pressured the plant to tweak its design a bit to entice the tree shrew to pay it a visit and poop into it.
—Smriti Rao, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2010
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“Tree shrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20shrew. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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