MUTUALISM

MUTUALISM IS: 2 ORGANISMS OF DIFFERENT SPECIES EXIST IN A RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH EACH INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS..

THE OXPECKER IS A BUPHAGUS AND A ZEBRA IS AN EQUUS QUAGGA.

OXPECKERS- SENEGAL, ETHIOPIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. ZEBRAS- SOUTH AND EASTERN AFRICA..

OXPECKERS EAT MOSTLY TICKS. ZEBRAS EAT GRASSES, SHRUBS, HERBS, TWIGS, AND LEAVES..

OXPECKERS EAT TICKS OFF OF ZEBRAS WHICH HELPS ZEBRAS, AND ZEBRAS PROVIDES FOOD (TICKS) FOR THE OXPECKER.