Plains Zebra (Equus Quagga) and Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus Erythrorhynchus).

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Plains Zebra (Equus Quagga) and Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus Erythrorhynchus). Oxpecker removing bugs from inside the Zebra's ear. A symbiotic relationship exists between the two. Winter, May 2009. Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa.

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Location: Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
Photo credit: © Frank van Egmond / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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