On Boss’s Day, we’re showcasing a working relationship with unusual power dynamics. The oxpecker bird and the African buffalo, while of starkly different sizes, make a good team. The oxpecker feeds exclusively while perched on the buffalo’s body, removing bothersome parasites and bugs while getting a steady supply of food for itself. Some scientists believe this to be an example of a symbiotic relationship, but others think the oxpecker behaves more like a parasite. Ah, office politics.
Hey, who’s in charge here?
Today in History
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Storks ready for takeoff
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Womens History Month
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
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Holi festival
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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Giants of the avian world
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Porto, Portugal
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A holiday beacon of light
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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Death Valley National Parks Anniversary
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Frost-covered dunes on Mars
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Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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Welcome to the Alien Egg Hatchery
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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American goldfinch
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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The parenting of a piping plover
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The Zugspitze: Germany s highest point
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Crested caracaras
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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International Museum Day
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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