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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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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A learning garden
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International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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Harvest season begins
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Loud waters
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
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Birds of a feather
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The artists come to Venice
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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The Alhambra in Granada, Spain
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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A day to celebrate teachers
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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The Badlands celebrates a milestone
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Storks ready for takeoff
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May we have this dance?
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Red squirrel
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A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
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Jackie Robinson Day
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Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
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The glowing waters of the Matsu Islands
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Evidence of human habitation
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World Migratory Bird Day
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In orbit for Yuri s Night
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Swimming with the sea cows