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Creatures which clean (or groom) other creatures do so because the debris or unwanted matter from the creature they're cleaning is part of their diet.
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What is the process when a bird eats food from an alligator's teeth?
The bird gets fed and the alligator gets his teeth cleaned.
What is owls clover?
A clover bird is a bird that cleans allagators teeth
Does a clover bird really clean an alligator's teeth?
After some research, all I have discovered are two bird names that may be a possiability. They are the Trochilas, but all I found here was that it was a type of hummingbird. The second bird is know as the Egyptian plover. This bird does eat insects off the ground but has not been seen eating out of a croc's teeth. I also found an article that said this story may be a myth. That there is no crocodile tootbrush bird. If there was it was said they picke leeches and fungus out of the teeth of crocodiles.
How do crocodiles clean their teeth?
they get birds to clean there teeth and skin
Do crocodile let a bird clean its teeth?
yes they do
How do dinosaurs clean their teeth?
I don't think they really cleaned they're teeth, besides, I'm not sure what kind of evidence they would leave behind but lets get to the main point, dinosaurs can't really and aren't smart enough to clean their teeth. But I once heard birds eat food from an alligator's or crocodile's teeth, so something like that may have happened. But from their intelligence, they probably would've just eaten that "bird."
What are some examples of commensalism?
alligator and alligator bird
Why does a crocodile open its mouth?
Birds fly into a crocidiles mouth to clean its teeth. The bird is getting food from the croc's mouth while the croc is getting its teeth clean. This is a win-win situation, so if the crocidile ate the bird, the croc wouldn't get its teeth clean.
What would eat a bird?
An Alligator
Why do alligators not eat the clover birds?
the clover bird eats flies and ticks.it is therefore beneficial to the croc.
What is a Bator?
A Bator is a aminal that is a combination of a Bird and a Alligator.
If cat dog 7 and rat mouse 31 what does alligator bird equal?
The answer is 3 In each equation the numerical position in the alphabet of the first letter of each word is used. Thus alligator + bird is 1 + 2, or 3 (the "a" in alligator is the 1st letter of the alphabet and "b" in bird is the 2nd).
