Pollinators carry pollen from plant to plant and, often unwittingly, play a crucial role in plant reproduction. Bees are the most familiar pollinators, but plants attract thousands of different types of animals - using all sorts of alluring strategies: colour, scent, structure - to carry out this ecosystem role. Some of the larger active species include fruit bats, hummingbirds and even lemurs. Without pollinators millions of human beings would starve, as most of our crops depend on them.

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