Q: In this task, you are given a question and a corresponding answer. Your task is to generate a fact statement that is useful in answering the given question.
Question: It's quite common for birds feeding on seeds from flowering trees in some tropical waters to get weighed down, pricked and even entangled in the branches because? Answer: the seeds have a thick, sticky coating with hooks.
A:
birds are a vehicle for spreading the seeds of a plant