18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Symbiose or Vampirism?
According to the study "Red-billed oxpeckers: vampires or tickbirds?" the birds are more like vampires rather than symbionts. https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/11/2/154/204658
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 07.2018 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Kenya |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark III |
Copyright: | © Sergey Savvi |