[quote=@Jensoman]
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What, really? That thing ate a devil fruit?

Wot

Um. Well. I guess you could say they appeared on an apple tree somewhere on the island. Since the forest is so thick though, you probably wouldn't be able to find it.
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Yeah the same way some weapons have eaten Zoan Fruits, it was what made it alive and allowed it to move