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Species helping one another This male kudu - a beautiful creature with handsome set of antlers - is nibbling on some sort of cone, while two red-billed oxpeckers nibble on either side of his face.  Mutually satisfying arrangement: they get a meal and he gets rid of annoying ticks!                                  Botswana,Geotagged,Greater Kudu,Tragelaphus strepsiceros Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Species helping one another

This male kudu - a beautiful creature with handsome set of antlers - is nibbling on some sort of cone, while two red-billed oxpeckers nibble on either side of his face. Mutually satisfying arrangement: they get a meal and he gets rid of annoying ticks!

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  1. Very engaging photo, promoted to the homepage! Posted 11 years ago

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The Greater Kudu is a woodland antelope found throughout eastern and southern Africa. Despite occupying such widespread territory, they are sparsely populated in most areas, due to a declining habitat, deforestation and hunting.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by LeslieLMG
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By LeslieLMG

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2014. Captured Jul 12, 2014 23:31 in CKGR, Botswana.
  • Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
  • f/6.8
  • 1/403s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm