 Reference Base  The mammals of the southern African subregion, new edition |
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Ecology - Interspecific Relations |
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White Rhino |
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Fork-tailed drongos, Dicrurus adsimilis, often hawk insects by flying along the sides of resting rhinoceros and frequently they are accompanied by red-billed oxpeckers, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, which remove ticks from their hides. Terrapins may also remove ticks while rhinoceros are wallowing in a pan. The birds serve the useful purpose of warning them of approaching danger.
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