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 big birthday for Big Bend
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World of WearableArt Awards
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Ski touring in Austria
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A memorial in Germany
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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New Zealand s loneliest mountain
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D-Day remembered
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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Fiesta at Siesta
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Digging the birds
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Languid life on the Lakes
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North Cascades National Park at 50
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Lantern Festival
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Mountain goats
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A bridge that rocks
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Celebrating World Water Day
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National Roller Coaster Day
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Pride Month
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Cool water in the Quinault
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An impactful day
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From garden to table?
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The meeting point of the winds
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One for the books
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The mountaintop of toppled gods
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Museum Night in Berlin
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An island hopper s paradise