Pressing their heads into the flowers, the mice drink the nectar and then visit other proteas, transferring pollen that has collected on their furry faces.
Iebāzušas galvas ziedos, peles dzer nektāru un pēc tam dodas pie citas protejas ziediem, pārnesot uz tiem putekšņus, kas pielipuši to pūkainajiem purniņiem.