Treasure hunt… for seeds

By saying spotted nutcracker… we also think to Swiss stone pine. Widely known to be greedy of Swiss stone pine seeds, the spotted nutcracker collects a lot of these seeds for the winter and buries them in different spots of its territory. It remembers all the spots’ positions by creating a very accurate mental map. What if it forgets any? No problem! Protected by the soil, the seed will be free to germinate, turning in to a new pine, that means… a new food source.