 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Ecology - Interspecific Relations |
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Black Rhino |
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Oxpeckers, Buphagus spp, which frequent the backs of rhinoceros in search of ticks, flies and the blood issuing from these lesions, tend to keep the lesions open by their activities. The association of the rhinoceros with these birds has mutual benefits, for, by their loud chattering and calling, they alert the rhinoceros to danger, even when the animal is resting or sleeping.
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