We’ll be done in a tick! Parasite eating birds de-louse a giraffe
IT WAS a bit of a tall order but these tick birds rose to the challenge.
Tourist guide Paul Harding, 56, spotted the birds as they pecked parasites off the neck of this giraffe.
He photographed the unusual site in Mkuze Game Reserve in South Africa.
The birds all lined up and looking up the giraffe’s neck seemed comical
“The birds all lined up and looking up the giraffe’s neck seemed comical,” he said.
Tick birds eat parasites buried in the fur of large animals.