On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," oxpeckers appear to be the perfect neighbor in the African Savannah, cleaning anything from parasites to bodily wastes off of their terrestrial partners. However, their bloodlust makes for a sinister partne ...
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Fooled by Nature: Parasite Peckers
On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," oxpeckers appear to be the perfect neighbor in the African Savannah, cleaning anything from parasites to bodily wastes off of their terrestrial partners. However, their bloodlust makes for a sinister partne ...
Added: Sep 11, 2008
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