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  "id": 17800918,
  "title": "How bats can be forest architects",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/how-bats-can-be-forest-architects",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T13:33:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/11/how-bats-can-be-forest-architects/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Amazonian tiny bats are turning leaves into homes. Some species build shelters by biting and folding giant leaves into hidden “tents” suspended in the forest understory. But scientists discovered these bats may be doing something even more important. Inside their droppings are seeds from wild fruits — seeds that Indigenous and local communities later use […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}