What is the symbiotic relationship between a giraffe and a oxpecker?

Answer 1

The rhinoceros lives in a symbiotic relationship with an oxpecker. Their symbiotic relationship is mutualism, meaning thy both benefit from this relationship. the oxpecker cleans off bugs and ticks from the rhinoceros, that gives the oxpecker nutrients and the rhinoceros gets clean

Answer 2

The oxpecker rids the giraffe of parasites and warns the giraffe when predators are near. However, While these traits of the oxpecker benefit the giraffe by ridding it of parasites and benefit the oxpecker with food, the oxpecker is known to pick on wounds and sores left by parasites, thus exposing the giraffe to more parasites. Their relationship is, for the most part, an example of mutualism, but the oxpecker can cause harm to the giraffe as well.

Answer 3

oxpecker are a type of small bird that land on zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on the zebra's skin.the oxpeckers get food and the zebras get pest control.

Answer 4

The ostriche does not have good sens of hearing or smell but the zebra does and the zebra does not have good eye sight but the zebra does so they warn each other for predators.

Answer 5

oh

Answer 6

Yes