tick birds eat the ticks on a rhino. the relationship is positive for both the rhino and the tick bird because they both get what they want.
I don't know if there is a thing called a "tick bird" or not, but the bird that rides on a rhino, and eats parasites off of it's hide, is a part of a symbiotic relationship for sure: The bird gets food. The rhino loses annoying parasites. Both animals are in symbiosis. (mutually benefiting) The bird eats the ticks off the rhino's back and warns the rhino of any danger (mutualism). The bird also eats the blood from sores on the rhino's skin and it prevents them from healing (parasitism).
The tick bird eats ticks off the rhino. They can cause several diseases. The bird get a meal, the rhino gets rid of the ticks. The relationship is one where both benefit and it is called commensal relationship.
The relationship between the Flicker bird and the cactus is an example of symbiosis in the desert. The bird makes it's nest in the dead crevices of the cactus and does not harm it.
A bird nesting in a tree is an example what type of symbiosis
The toothpick birdA classic example of symbiosis is the relationship between the fierce African crocodile and the small blackbird plover. It is truly a case of the mouse helping the lion, the relationship between the crocodile and the plover. As it happens, the tiny bird helps the crocodile by removing tiny morsels of food from in between the crocodile's teeth. And what does the bird do with the food thus picked? Eat them, of course. This two-way symbiotic relationship has resulted in a special bond between one of the fiercest creatures and a tiny little one.
the rhino has a symbiotic relationship with the oxpecker bird, or also called a tick bird. they pick the ticks off of the rhino's back and eat them, the bird gets food and protection, while the rhino gets the tick off it's back
A Mutualistic relationship between organisms is a relationship by which both organisms benefit from the other. An example of this would be the hippopotamus and the Oxpecker (bird). The birds sit on the hippo's back, getting free food by eating parasites that bother the hippo, while the birds are protected by the hippopotamus. - Dabigb such relationship is called symbiosis. Symbiotic Symbiosis/mutualism. mutualism
the oxpecker is a bird that rides on the buffalos back, and eats the flies and other insects off its back. its very nice of the little birdy. :)
The ox-pecker provides a 'cleaning service' to the rhino - in that it cleans the rhino's skin of ticks and parasites. In return, the rhino gives the ox-pecker 'unintentional' protection from predators - because potential predators of the bird will not tackle a rhino !
The type of symbiotic relationship that is represented by the Bot Fly and the oropendula is a behavioral and social symbiosis.
In the past it was believed to be Mutualism but the current standing on this issue is that they are a semi-parasitic relationship. This is because the oxpecker gets food and the hippo gets cleaned, but the oxpecker also picks at the cut to keep it open and get more food. This makes it more prone to infection and it also continues to hurt the other animal.
The symbiotic relationship that they have is called commensalism. It is a type of relationship wherein one organism benefits from other with the latter not affected by it.