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Civet Dung A very fresh dung of some kind of civet left on the road. You can see the seeds inside from the spiky fig (Ficus Cucurbitina). Civets are a reliable species of fig dispersers.<br /> <br /> <br /> This was part of a few days observation made by 1StopBorneo Wildlife team to document the ecological importance of this fig tree as a suitable candidate for reforestation projects. Geotagged,Malaysia,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Civet Dung

A very fresh dung of some kind of civet left on the road. You can see the seeds inside from the spiky fig (Ficus Cucurbitina). Civets are a reliable species of fig dispersers.


This was part of a few days observation made by 1StopBorneo Wildlife team to document the ecological importance of this fig tree as a suitable candidate for reforestation projects.

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  1. View _ChunXingWong_'s profile
    _ChunXingWong_
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    Seeds from the Spiky Fig fruit:
    Spiky Fig cross section Figs are unique as the flowers grow inside the fruits. Ficus Cucurbitina, the Spiky Fig, is definitely the world's spikiest fig. Many fig fruits are hairy but none has evolved to have really rigid and sharp hairs like this fig. These sharp hairs are strong and sharp enough to pierce a human skin. Probably evolved this way to prevent most mammals from eating it but ideal for canopy birds as they can feed unharmed with their beaks. Fruits ripen light yellow - orange - dark red - maroonish black. These fruits high up in the canopy where the fig tree grows on another host tree. These fruits were growing about 20m high. We were lucky to find it at its fruiting apex, and after several days, the fruit numbers have reduced greatly. <br /> <br /> Watching this fig tree is one of the best experience for my team (1StopBorneo Wildlife). We are trying to find out which is the most beneficial fig species for wildlife and this fig is definitely one of the best. Lots of animals visited it in both day and night. There are always animals every time we visited the tree.<br /> Ficus Cucurbitina,Geotagged,Malaysia,Summer
     Posted 4 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Just a small tip: you can also paste image links in the description of the photo itself. This way you don't have to create a new comment.

      It's not wrong to create a comment for it, so no worries if you prefer it this way.       Posted 4 years ago
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    Christine Young
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    Very cool...signs of Civet and signs of fig, lol. Posted 4 years ago
    1. View _ChunXingWong_'s profile
      _ChunXingWong_
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      2 in 1. Double win! Posted 4 years ago

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Uploaded Nov 24, 2020. Captured Jul 8, 2020 08:44 in Unnamed Road, Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
  • f/5.6
  • 1/256s
  • ISO320
  • 49.57mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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