A yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on the back of a common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus). The oxpecker appears to have been feeding at a

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A yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on the back of a common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus). The oxpecker appears to have been feeding at a bloody open wound on the warthog’s back that it may have kept open. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.

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Size: 2744px × 3318px
Location: Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.
Photo credit: © MichaelGrantWildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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