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- noun Plural form of
treeshrew .
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Examples
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Certainly, sparrowhawks aren't traditional companions for treeshrews.
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The hawks, meanwhile, appear to use the drongos as a way of finding treeshrews.
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Why a bird of prey should stray from its typical hunting technique is unclear, but it may be that the treeshrews simply aren't a possible target with the drongos around.
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Why a bird of prey should stray from its typical hunting technique is unclear, but it may be that the treeshrews simply aren't a possible target with the drongos around.
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Oomen and Shanker think that they find more food when they follow treeshrews (although the data on this are still limited).
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Drongos are notorious food thieves, and this was abundantly clear if there were two of them around - in these situations, the treeshrews often turned on them and chased them away.
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Ironically enough, the treeshrews may get protection from predators by having the drongos act as intermediaries.
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Oomen and Shanker think that they find more food when they follow treeshrews (although the data on this are still limited).
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It's unclear how the treeshrews benefit from this coalition, or whether they simply can't avoid the pursuit of their partners.
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Ironically enough, the treeshrews may get protection from predators by having the drongos act as intermediaries.
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