When everyone keeps a pet, they will pay more attention to hygiene work. Especially cats that often go out to play will be infected with parasites at some point.
If we encounter such an annoying situation, we usually treat these little guys with various deworming drugs, and if it is serious, we also need to see a doctor. So what should wild animals do when they encounter this situation?
If the hands are more flexible, they can solve themselves or help each other, but if there is no such organ, it can only be rubbed.
Herbivores born in Africa are happier, and there is a cute little bird that specializes in this aspect.
Its name is the ox starling (scientific name: Buphagus), also known as the African bullpecker crow, belongs to the ornithischia, passeriformes, starlings, and starlings, and is a bird of the size between sparrows and magpies. There are two main kinds, one is called the yellow-billed cow starling, and the other is called the red-billed cow starling, as the name suggests, the color of the mouth is not the same, the color of the feathers is similar, it is gray-brown.
This small bird is mainly distributed in Africa, feeding on parasites on animals, and they can often be seen on various herbivores.
An adult starling can exterminate thousands of parasites a day, including adults and larvae of vampire flies, flat lice, ticks, etc., and they fly about eight kilometers a day for feeding and communication.
These birds are very diligent and always groom their customers. But what if these customers don't have enough parasites on them to feed them?
There are no difficulties, and the creation of difficulties must also be on. If these animals have wounds, then the starling will transform from a white-clothed angel into a vampire, after all, blood is also a nutrient-rich food.
And after the wound is found, they will peck repeatedly, making the wound difficult to heal.
Although starlings sometimes cause harm to these herbivores, animals will choose to be patient in most cases when they can help them eliminate parasites. And for customers who have cooperated for a long time, Starling will also provide a free value-added service, which is a hazard warning.
When a predator approaches, the starling emits a shrill alarm sound to tell customers that danger is approaching, leaving them plenty of time to react.
Symbiosis is a very common phenomenon in nature, and the relationship between the starling and these herbivores is a typical mutually beneficial symbiosis. The animals feed the starlings, and the starlings provide them with cleaning and vigilance services. As for blood sucking or something, at best, the starling is slightly over the line, and it does not affect the friendly and cooperative relationship between them and customers.
Because if they only suck blood and do not work, it is estimated that they would have been listed as public enemies by herbivores and expelled early.
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