A Yellow-billed Oxpecker perches on a Hippos back as it searched for parasites and wounds to pick at and drink the hosts blood.
A Yellow-billed Oxpecker perches on a Hippos back as it searched for parasites and wounds to pick at and drink the hosts blood. Overall the service is beneficial to the host and reduces infections
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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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