On Boss’s Day, we’re showcasing a working relationship with unusual power dynamics. The oxpecker bird and the African buffalo, while of starkly different sizes, make a good team. The oxpecker feeds exclusively while perched on the buffalo’s body, removing bothersome parasites and bugs while getting a steady supply of food for itself. Some scientists believe this to be an example of a symbiotic relationship, but others think the oxpecker behaves more like a parasite. Ah, office politics.
Hey, who’s in charge here?
Today in History
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All eyes on moths
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Taughannock Falls State Park
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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Cheetah mother and cub
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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Gaztelugatxe at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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A timeless view of the night sky
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Daylight saving time
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El Valle de la Luna, Chile
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Keep watching the skies
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse
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Victory Day in Valletta
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The Nutcracker performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Türkiye
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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A winter light show
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Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
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In honor of those we ve lost
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A Carpathian Christmas celebration
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Snow aglow in central Japan
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Groundhog Day
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