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The aardvark cucumber (Cucumis humifructus), also known as aardvark pumpkin, is a kind of cucumber from Southern Africa which fruits underground. It is the only fruit eaten by aardvark, which normally feeds exclusively on ants and termites. Aardvarks eat the fruit for its water content, and propagate the seeds through their feces. The !Kung San bushmen of South Africa know the plant as aardvark dung.
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Literature
- van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, K. and van Rooyen, M.W. 1999. Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants. Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
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