Oxpeckers are a type of small bird that land on zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on the zebra’s skin. The oxpeckers get food and the zebras get pests removed.

A. Mutualism
B. Commensalism
C. Parasitism
D. Predation


Answer: A. Mutualism

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