They have a 'symbiotic' relationship. The egret cleans the buffalo skin of flies and parasites, and the buffalo gives the egret 'protection' from any animal that would otherwise eat the bird !
The egret forages near the buffalo because there is less competition for food. The other animals may be afraid of the buffalo. This significantly benefits the egret, but the buffalo neither benefits nor receives harm. Commensalism.
Buffalo Bill
A cowbird is a type of an egret. Is that egret coming this way?
billy buffalo i think?
where does the reddish egret migrat to
A carabao egret is just an ordinary egret. It is called carabao egret because they used to ride at the back of the carabao in the ricefields. Youa can browse this one by searching in the net by typing "egret in the carabao."
Sitting Bull.
Sitting Bull
The great egret (Casmerodius albus) is an egret's cousin. The two can be distinguished by their difference in size and coloration of their bill; the snowy egret is half the size of its cousin and has a black bill, whereas the great egret has a yellow bill.
Great Egret was created in 1758.
a Snowy Egret is a bird.
Eastern Great Egret was created in 1831.