Examples of oxpecker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The relationship between rhinos and oxpeckers goes way back. — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2020 Indeed, out of 100 rhino sightings, just 17 had oxpeckers perched on them. — Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020 Even when oxpeckers were more plentiful, Dr. Knight says, the rhino population was being devastated. — Eva Botkin-kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Apr. 2020 But according to a recent study, protection could come from an unlikely source: The small but mighty oxpecker. — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2020 Of those sightings, the majority—56—recorded oxpeckers perched on the animal’s hide. — National Geographic, 9 Apr. 2020 Birds such as oxpeckers, for example, ride on the back of the buffalo and eat lice, fleas, and other parasites while getting a lift. — Kylie Mohr, National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2019 The oxpecker birds of Africa pluck ticks and other insects off large mammals—and then slurp blood from their hosts’ sores. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 2 Dec. 2019 Not so fast–those oxpeckers are washing the bugs down with a healthy helping of blood. — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 22 Sep. 2017

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