Observe a tower of giraffes feeding on acacia leaves and oxpeckers combing giraffes' coats for parasites
Observe a tower of giraffes feeding on acacia leaves and oxpeckers combing giraffes' coats for parasites
Giraffes filmed on the African savanna
The giraffe's long tongue allows it to feed on leaves of the thorny acacia tree. Birds called oxpeckers search the giraffe's skin, eating parasites such as ticks.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Giraffes filmed on the African savanna
The giraffe's long tongue allows it to feed on leaves of the thorny acacia tree. Birds called oxpeckers search the giraffe's skin, eating parasites such as ticks.
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