![Pelargonium](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pelargonium.jpg?resize=612%2C920&ssl=1)
Category: Animals
Animals are important for cactus and succulent biology. Various animals (from ants to elephants) eat cacti and succulents or their seeds. Birds are especially important for transporting seeds to new locations.
![Pelargonium](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pelargonium.jpg?resize=612%2C920&ssl=1)
![Western Screech Owl](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/western-screech-owl-saguaro.jpg?resize=980%2C975&ssl=1)
Some Animals Use Cacti
![](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Kangaroo-rat-US-Fish-Wildlife-photo.jpg?resize=850%2C565&ssl=1)
Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys)
![California tarantula, J Maughn](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/calif-tarantula-j-maughn.jpg?resize=980%2C781&ssl=1)
Joshua Tree National Park
![Ostrich](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/south-africa-oudtshoorn-ostriches.jpg?resize=980%2C801&ssl=1)
Succulent Karoo
![Black-eyed Bulbul on Aloe vryheidensis](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/aloe_vryheidensis-with-bulbul.jpg?resize=800%2C546&ssl=1)
An Aloe with Bitter Nectar Attracts Specific Birds
![Duroc Show Pig](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/duroc-show-pig.jpg?resize=852%2C980&ssl=1)
Better Behaved Pigs and Opunia
![Geospiza scandens, (Common Cactus-Finch) perched on Opuntia sp in Galapagos Islands](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/geoscandens-david-cook.jpg?resize=980%2C768&ssl=1)
Birds and Cacti
![Packrat dragging home Opuntia, searchnetmedia.com](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/packrat-with-opuntia-searchnetmediadotcom.jpg?resize=900%2C602&ssl=1)
Agaves, Cacti, Yuccas, and Packrats
![Lesser long-nosed bat at flower](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/lesser-long-nosed-bat.jpg?resize=980%2C850&ssl=1)
Bat Pollination of Cacti
![Male baboons, with invasive Opuntia](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/baboons.jpg?resize=980%2C768&ssl=1)
Opuntiophagous Vertebrates
![Ox and Opuntia](https://i0.wp.com/opuntiads.com/oblog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ox-and-opuntia-Stephan-Summerer.jpg?resize=800%2C667&ssl=1)