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Did you know? Symbiosis Apr 29 2008
Symbiosis can easily be understood and explained as two organisms living together. There are various sub-divisions of symbiosis, though, and that is where it gets a bit tricky. As a student of biology, I always felt it was easier to understand these complicated scientific relationships when I put them into practical situations.
Tags: anemone, animal, benefit, clownfish, commensalism, egg, fly, hermit crab, immune, interact, mutualism, parasite, parasitism, plant, poison, predator, protect, relationship, shell, sting, symbiosis, tentacle, woundMud bath cools off warthogs and rhino Apr 4 2008
On a hot, windy afternoon at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve, in South Africa, the Earth-Touch crew watched a family of warthogs and a white rhino bull enjoying a cooling wallow in a mud pan.
Eye to eye with a giraffe Apr 2 2008
A female giraffe’s long eyelashes, whiskery mouth, tufted horns and patterned coat take on new interest when viewed close up.
Tags: acacia, bird, browse, eat, giraffe, hluhluwe, imfolozi, kwazulu-natal, mammal, oxpecker, parasite, savannah, south africa, treeCleaning stations of the sea Jan 30 2008
In the Earth-Touch clip, Carpet of devil firefish, fish and eels take shelter in caves and small overhangs at the reef in Ponta Malongane Bay, southern Mozambique, in order to get cleaned.
Did you know? Oxpeckers on the back of mammals Jan 30 2008
Oxpeckers are often seen on the backs of animals like hippo, buffalo and kudu. They feed off parasites such as ticks and bloodsucking flies that live on the mammal’s skin. These birds have a mutual relationship with mammals, removing parasites in exchange for observing the surroundings from an aerial viewpoint and alerting them of danger.
Tags: adaptation, bath, bird, bloodsucking fly, buffalo, cattle egret, ear, egret, elephant, fly, groom, hippo, kudu, oxpecker, parasite, red-billed oxpecker, skin, south africa, tail, tick, trunkFishy facts Jan 29 2008
The world’s smallest fish is the Paedocypris progenetica, which belongs to the carp family. It is the smallest vertebrate, being 7.9mm (0.3in) long. The species was discovered in the acidic waters of forest swamps in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Tags: acidic water, asia, carp, disease, ichthyologist, indonesia, infection, mucus, parasite, pup, skin, sumatra, vertebrae, whale sharkDid you know? Baboons Dec 4 2007
Baboons and other primates are often seen grooming each other. Like all animals, baboons pick up parasites, so they groom to rid themselves of these as well as to clean and comb the fur.
Baboons remove seeds and large ticks from the fur of others when grooming, but some small parasites, such as fleas and lice, generally remain. Flakes of skin, salty deposits and scabs are often removed and eaten.
Tags: ape, baboon, baboons, fur, groom, parasite, skin, vertebrateDid you know? Remora fish Aug 22 2007
A remora is a long, slender fish with a flattened head which has an adhesive sucker on top, which it uses to attach itself to the undersides of large fish such as sharks, rays, and turtles, and even boats. Pictured above in an Earth-Touch image, remoras swim close to a tiger shark off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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