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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Overlooking the Douro
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Salzburg, Austria
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Looking down upon Edinburgh
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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Jasper Dark Sky Festival
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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A species no longer at risk
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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What, no escalator?
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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Golling Waterfall, Salzburg, Austria
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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World Book Day
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Mesmerizing murmuration
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Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
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I am the walrus
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Happy Panda Day!
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Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavaria, Germany
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International Mountain Day
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International Day for Biodiversity
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A day of service for Dr. King
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And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
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In the Garden of Europe
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International Geodiversity Day
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Wake up, it s Darwin Day
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt