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ZEBRA AND OXPECKER

The zebra and oxpecker share a mutualistic relationship, with the bird obtaining a mobile food source of ticks and parasites, and the zebra getting a grooming and alarm system. At the approach of predators, an oxpecker can sound a screach and fly away, notifying the zebra of the threat. This image was shot on the Serengeti Plains.

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Uploaded on August 4, 2019
Taken on June 15, 2019