Red-billed Oxpeckers
by Bruce J Robinson
Title
Red-billed Oxpeckers
Artist
Bruce J Robinson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Red-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) hitching a ride on the back of an Impala. Oxpeckers follow large game and livestock feeding on insects scared up by the animals and on parasites living in their hides. Oxpeckers are not always beneficial to their hosts, sometimes keeping wounds open and taking advantage of protien in the blood.
Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park, Zambia
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July 31st, 2012
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