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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A Flag Day tradition
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The fishing village of Reine, Norway
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International Moon Day
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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Splendid leaf frog
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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Tibetan New Year
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Happy Mothers Day!
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Traffic jam on the caribou highway
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Arch and Milky Way, Alabama Hills, Sierra Nevada, California
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An historic forest
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National Park Week begins
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Buildings on Grand-Place Square in Brussels, Belgium
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Eurasian scops owl
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Pretty poetic for a pit
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
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International Day of the Snow Leopard
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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A legend and a legendary home
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I see one!
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Celebrating Mexico in a Cultural Capital
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Cinco de Mayo
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Replica of a Viking home in Dublin National Botanic Gardens, Ireland
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Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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Common clownfish in a sea anemone, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława, Poland
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A bridge comes full circle
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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