Gerbils haven’t taken to the air and started buzzing, but scientists now have
A hairy-footed gerbil probes for nectar (above) in a Massonia bloom from southern
Africa and emerges with a yellow, pollen-dusted snout (below). A. Pauw and Johnson
A. Pauw and Johnson
evidence that they spread pollen as bees do.
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