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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Heron lies the Salton Sea
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Design for Each and All
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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On this shore, history was made
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Discovery Day in Yukon, Canada
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Mitsumata blossoms
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Cetacean Saturday
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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Castelmezzano, Italy
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Arambol Beach, Goa, India
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Ponta Delgada
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Traveling warblers
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World Book Day
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Walk the line
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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World Turtle Day
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Do spirits haunt the Gardens of Versailles?
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Here’s looking at you, teachers
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Today is World Refugee Day
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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Bringing together history and technology
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Great horned owl fledglings
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Into the woods
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Decorating for Diwali