Location: Linyanti, Botswana
It is difficult to say whether this male Southern Giraffe (ID'ed by his smooth "horns") finds his companion a blessing or a curse. Red-billed Oxpeckers have a habit of perching on large mammals and eating ticks. However, their preferred food is blood so they may feed on it by pecking at the mammal's wounds to keep them open. Ouch!
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