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A yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on the back of a common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus). The oxpecker appears to have been feeding at a bloody open wound on the warthog’s back that it may have kept open. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.

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Copyright: Michael Grant
Image Size: 2494x3016 / 6.1MB; Buphagus africanus East Africa Manyara Phacochoerus africanus Tanzania Tanzanian Tarangire barndigital bird blood bloodectoparasites common warthog ecosystem ectoparasite feeding mammal mutualism national park oxpecker parasite parasites tick tick bird tickbird ticks warthog wildlife yellow billed oxpecker yellow-billed oxpecker
Contained in galleries: Tanzania - Tarangire

A yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on the back of a common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus). The oxpecker appears to have been feeding at a bloody open wound on the warthog’s back that it may have kept open. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.