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by mikeash 3299 days ago
Good point, but I think squirrels are a bad example. They're not only taking lives, they're killing the babies!
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On the contrary, I imagine a lot of the nuts are planted by squirrels! In either case, many plants have an implicit bargain with animals: eat my fruit, but you must carry my seeds out beyond where I can reach and deposit them there.

Which happens when they pass through the gut, essentially.