Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)


Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), on branch preening feathers. It cooperates with Dwarf mongooses which flush out locusts, the hornbills' food; in return the hornbill warns them of any danger. Kruger National Park, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces, South Africa


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Location: Kruger National Park, Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces, South Africa
Photo credit: © Jean-Paul Ferrero/AUSCAPE / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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