Photo by Marc Mol / Caters News.
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βThe baby hippo was clearly not used to the red and yellow oxpeckers on his back,β Mol says. βIt was only a matter of 10 seconds or so before the little guy had had enough. [β¦]"
Hippos and oxpeckers generally have a symbiotic relationship in which the birds eat ticks and other types of parasites from the hippoβs body β the hippo gets free grooming while the bird gets free food.
In this case, however, it seems the baby hippo hadnβt yet gotten the memo on its feathered friends.
