19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Giraffe and Oxpeckers
Oxpeckers love to sit on the backs of big mammals and eat ticks and larvae they find buried there. It's an amazing symbiotic relationship. That said, too many birds can become an annoyance and eventually this beautiful giraffe was going to shake them off. It's really beautiful the dance each bird does as it reacts.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 10.2019 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
Photo Location: | Zambia |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV |
Copyright: | © Shaadi Faris |