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a plover cleans a crocodile's teeth.
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The relationship between the crocodile and the Egyptian Plover is an example of?
The plover rids the crocodile of flies and parasites in its skin, and in return, the crocodile gives the plover protection from its predators, as not many animals will approach them !
Why doesn't the crocodile eat the Egyptian plover even when its inside its mouth?
The reason crocodiles don't eat the plover is because the plover cleans the crocodile's teeth by picking out things stuck between its teeth like floss. Since this is mutual the crocodile gets its teeth cleaned and the plover gets food.
What do Plover birds pick lice from?
~>|the plover picks lice from a crocodile|<~
The plover bird pick ice from which animals skin?
crocodile
What is the name of the crocodile bird?
The name of that bird is Egyptian Plover
Could a crocodile survive without a egyptian plover?
No You have a fetis
What does an Egyptian plover eat?
scraps of meat in between nile crocodile's teeth
What is the relationship between crocodile and Egyptian plover?
The Egyptian plover, a wader sometimes called the crocodile bird, is alleged to have a symbiotic relationship with the Nile crocodile, flying by as the crocs' mouths are open to drop bits of meat into them, feeding them. They share adaptations such as that they both wade for food.
Which is the bird that enters a saltwater crocodile mouth to pick out the parasites and food particles?
Nile Plover
Plover bird picks lice off which animals skin?
The Plover bird picks lice off of the crocodile.
What is a Guest cleaners?
(a)Egyptian plover (crocodile bird) (b) Oxpecker (c) Bluestreak cleaner wrasse (d) Remora
What bird is sometimes called the crocodile bird because they apparently jump into the mouth of crocodiles to eat food from their teeth?
Egyptian plover
