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TIL of a species of Pitcher Plant that has developed a symbiotic relationship with Tree Shrews. The Tree Shrews feed on the nectar produced by the Pitcher Plant and defecates into the pitcher while the Pitcher Plant gets its needed nitrogen from the shrew poo

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