Feb 24, Oxpeckers taking their job like a fine toothed comb

Feb 24, Oxpeckers taking their job like a fine toothed comb
Courtesy of WildEarthTV, Djuma Game Reserve , Arathusa Game Lodge , Cheetah Plains Lodge and Chitwa Chitwa Lodge

[@yazgeb85]

Service fee must be expensive for such detailed work.

[@PugilistCactus]

Comes in the form of infected wounds.

[@pokoirlyase5931]

They drink blood from time to time

[@l0remipsum991]

free food = service fee

[@orangutank626]

They do pick at your skin to make it bleed and sometimes tear pieces of fresh flesh off your body to consume. its not always oh let me get those ticks of you.

[@danieldunn710]

@@orangutank626 cap

[@johnm1720]

I wonder if the antelope knows exactly what they're doing. Regardless, pretty fascinating.

[@Panasiux2]

I sure yes, same with hippos, hippo even opens their mouth and let oxpecker to do their job.

[@ajayusspiritus6955]

Heh, well do not let them be too comfortable, they open wounds on purpose as well

[@PugilistCactus]

They know whats going on just like they know a source of water or food.

[@Alex.R.O.P]

Yeah man, those two birds have a hair salon together.

[@RandomPerson28337]

Doesnt need to it lets nature do its job. We as fellow animals should do the same

[@dondoit3336]

Perfect service, getting groomed and fed at the same time.

[@JukesMcGee]

It is called “mutualism” in the zoology world.

[@sumantkumarmouray5015]

@@JukesMcGee thanks

[@maxim196]

@Chad Suave where did you get this from?

[@okok-ke1tk]

@@maxim196 look up oxpeckers they are not as friendly as you think

[@Techn0taku]

They grooming their boy for his date.

[@christiandimapilis6038]

@Ari AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

[@lovley5540]

@@christiandimapilis6038 ?

[@sanjaysherpa6659]

Tis all fun and games till they start drinking yo blood

[@sauce8148]

ur pfp... I need it...

[@toozigooti]

He looking good, tho.

[@StingerFlop]

I bet that feels so good to the animals they groom

[@portiarichards4057]

I just need them to come go through my hair bc I know I’d be knocked out

[@cigaweed926]

Four legged mammals love being scratched in areas they cant reach themselves

[@allmightoneforall1338]

Yes and no these birds are more like parasites look up ox peckers on giraffe it will change ur outlook on these birds quite a bit I would imagine.

[@portiarichards4057]

@@cigaweed926 two legged ones as well and by that I mean me. Lol

[@cigaweed926]

@@portiarichards4057 damn straight i love a good belly/chest rub

[@Gunzee]

Those horns are stunning

[@wraithess]

@@pun33thifi3d6 huh

[@ES11777]

@@pun33thifi3d6 Makes no sense, you know that, right? Even Michael Scott wouldn’t see a joke opportunity here. Try again

[@KevinEontrainer381]

Literally too

[@Belikel]

Didn't see any horns on those birds but you do you.

[@MachiriReviews]

What a calm animal. Guess you could say he's a Tame Impala

[@iimdone]

why

[@youtubesystemaccount]

Well done

[@GlennDavey]

He's just like "Let It Happen"

[@robertbeauchamp4031]

It is midnight. I should be asleep. One more video.

[@t95cu8]

😂😂😂😂 I probably should

[@Birb_in_da_hat]

Mmmmmmmmmmmm *ahem* 3:20 a.m. *ahem* *cough cough*

[@skylark4901]

The is like, YEAH! get in there!!

[@drServitis]

THIS VIDEO RESTORES MY FAITH IN HUMANITY!

[@silk3778]

That's why they look so nice

[@tristanthehunter4980]

Dude is probably loving that shit

[@kamathln]

Loved the commentary, more of these please!

[@peetos-chan2835]

That's gotta feel so good though.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

AMAZING HELPERS!

[@WanderingWolf365]

These birds are doing so much work! - WW

[@user-kc1sy1km9y]

*perfect and beautiful visual description of a oxpecker* *starts engine "So anyways F that bird i already had it"

[@RuFi0000000]

LMAO exactly, that shit killed me

[@user-kc1sy1km9y]

@@RuFi0000000 🤣

[@MapleBalls]

Cool stuff. Sounds like they eat more tics than possums do. Nothing like a free almost massage.

[@chillywilly7299]

It shows you that animals can live in harmony .

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

The narration is like from a golf tournament, even though this is more entertaining.

[@casperwallace9685]

That must be so relaxing..... and no bill at the end of it....😂

[@REDandBLUEandORANGE]

Birds are the best

[@srm1794]

Natural parlour!! fantastic!!

[@ColdOsburn]

I imagine every hiker must have one of these birds

[@omightylegend2521]

I just know the feelings BUSSIN

[@taznixx1126]

that's not how you use bussin

[@ultramanxk7]

Increíble!

[@ash-bob3398]

Imagine if we ate cheeseburgers off the backs of bears or something.

[@zrthtwfv]

beautiful

[@jonhyhama4935]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@findkip]

Rad but those birds love blood

[@PawsleyDirt]

Didn’t he say they go for the small/young ones and/or larvae? So hardly any blood at all.

[@jabbersart6218]

@@PawsleyDirt they intentionally rip open flesh to attract more bugs

[@dmlp103]

@@PawsleyDirt they'll open wounds and scabs to lap up blood

[@smitty1647]

yeah but who doesn't

[@YesNo-xc2dr]

@@smitty1647 understandable

[@immortalsofar5314]

I used to have eczema and very fine flakes of skin on my face. A friend's parakeet used to like sitting on my shoulder and do something similar to this with my face. We'd joke about it being a humanitarian but boy did I feel less itchy afterwards!

[@JohnDeLeon28]

Disney live action. If these are animated they’ll be singing right now while grooming him for his date

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

This is real, no artificial entertainment company involved.

[@alexandersavcenko2173]

must be feeling really awesome ...

[@ajayghale7056]

Its amazing, even in this immense pleasure of being tickled on the neck, The Antelope still look around for predators

[@davidhobbs5679]

It's amazing to think that despite both Australia and Africa both having ticks oxpeckers only evolved in Africa, looking at the poor roos in the dry up here and seeing the crows going after the fully engorged ticks gives me the heavy jeebies

[@nanetteyvonne1222201]

It’s got to feel good 😌

[@luckyman3988]

"Circle of Life" was playing so loud in my head that I didn't even hear what the guy said.

[@smokebreaktime]

Sorry to put a downer on this marvelous footage, felt they birds were nit picking a little.

[@yellowroo]

It seems like the adult keeps pausing and eating but the juvenile keeps looking and isn't finding anything.

[@oleandertea4519]

"Mom I cant find it!" "Fine I'll have to do it MYSELF. It's literally RIGHT THERE." -thus whatever the child was looking for, suddenly appears.-

[@KrazeeClark]

The Impala is a beautiful animal. 🤓

[@disco4535]

Making sure the leopards food is nice and clean before his meal

[@farisridzuan6362]

wonderful creatures

[@AztecWarrior69_69]

This reminds me of the carwash scene in shark tale

[@evagarcia6447]

Who doesn't need a buddy to make u feel and look good

[@Tomveryniceman]

Ya Allah pak rahama 😢😢😢 show everyone's right way inshaAllah ameen sumameen from Pakistan

[@EmyN]

Beautiful furrr

[@ABB-bw6tc]

Like a typewriter

[@sanjubisht7031]

The birds are cleaning the meal for the Lion. 😀

[@adamgardiner5869]

Do they accept walk ins or do I need to book?

[@Ryfinius]

"Sooooo how ya been? Mmm hmm, mmm hmm. Are you still seeing that other impala? Oh, well don't worry. If they were too slow to avoid the crocodiles they weren't meant for you anyway."

[@AnarinaTV]

Interesting, i love it. Free salon? ☺☺☺

[@wilwad]

Look at that buck chew 24/7

[@ionicafardefrica]

would those birds come to humans as well? Or they avoid them?

[@chandelballard6427]

wow so fascinating. So special. Now wait until the animal has an open wound and watch them eat its flesh while the animal helplessly stands there.

[@rogersmith7194]

Ticks are gross. This is great symbiosis!

[@zippymiester6429]

The best of both worlds, amiright?

[@elevendashlies6273]

Mother Nature's beauty salon

[@Ben_Kimber]

*Sees the title* An ox’s WHAT?!

[@marcosmota1094]

Hey, Australia...

[@loriweikel9551]

That's cool 😎

[@djanilkarmakar6289]

😘😘😘😘

[@B.Mega.D]

I LOVE BIRDS!!!!! AND THIS VIDEO SHOWED ME ONE I HAVE NOT SEEN BEFORE...VERY COOL INDEED!

[@stockrock8938]

This is included in the spa package

[@Pyovali]

Lions be like: two birds + antilopa = breakfast and lunch at the same time.

[@gameofthorns932]

professional hairdressers

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

If you’re hairdresser was a vampire and took your blood as a tip...

[@PugilistCactus]

@@beatrixthegreat1138 So Todd Sweeny...

[@illfaptothis333]

That bird looks like a claymation yes it do

[@zenseplayz3289]

*A N I M A L B A R B E R S H O P *

[@supersaiyancommenter]

Deer : I can never get them off of me so I just say the hell with it and let them at it.

[@claytonhawk8512]

I didnt realize the guy was speaking English until 0:20

[@Debiru667]

Damn his accent isnt that thick lol. How do you hear a word like "antelope" and not realize it's english

[@claytonhawk8512]

@@Debiru667 Well Antelope is a name, and can remain unchanged in multiple languages.

[@helainewilliams8253]

Good job it's not a woodpecker 😂

[@ТатьянаАвтандилова-щ5ц]

СИМБИОЗ,ЗАМЕЧАТЕЛЬНО ЖИТЬ ПОМОГАЯ ДРУГ ДРУГУ. 🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐🖐👏👏👏👏👏👏😁😁😁

[@RADSKULL666]

If only wallabies had some sort of relationship like this, maybe with crows

[@dunnoo]

Hahaha @1:03🤦 ouu in the ear is not so pleasant 😂😂😂 ohh Heckk

[@lo0k3r]

Omg, how much insects does the antelope carry? 😬

[@billyjoel8510]

Cool LOL coincidence he said it as it typed it out 1:14

[@davidruiz9242]

😮😮😮👏🏽

[@bittertruth4132]

Looks like an OLD MAN narrating a story to his grand kids playing around him while listening....

[@orangutank626]

Does it tickle the impala though?

[@jrag1000]

his best friends

[@atzimtzum]

Hmmm bird fresh

[@danyelaru489]

Asian birds for sure

[@tobe1207]

I wonder how these things started. I mean at some point in history there had to be a first bird to eat ticks off an animal. i wonder how they bartered it

[@briannalynn7394]

why don’t birds do this to me

[@bsmartr806]

Honestly...I would have watched that for another 5 minutes atleast

[@seeme8080]

Caught him in the barber shop

[@davidplenderleith4176]

How many times do you think about 6 a day? If you know, you know

[@nalinsen9671]

The point is if the antelope pay for the grooming service?

[@CondemnedInformer]

God I hate ticks.

[@nutzeeer]

As long as they dont learn to peck through the skin we are fine

[@cynthiafritze7418]

That animal is lucky. Ive seen the ones with no birds to clean them. Horrible death

[@mollywackrow8247]

It' shows life can have such a perfect balance, a win win.

[@Old600Rusty]

Is that their exclusive diet?

[@Tatusiek_1]

no, if the animal has an open wound, then the birds will chow on its flesh

[@adamborg1]

Why does he sound like he is commentating a game of golf?

[@ytnukesme1600]

It's the "every day we stray further away from god" bird.

[@samanthacarpenter3336]

Wish we had birbs like this in America, I always feel so bad when I see a poor deer with ticks all over em ☹️

[@lvsoad22]

There are birds that do this everywhere

[@hg82met]

Less judgmental than my barber who keeps pointing at split ends and shaking his head disapprovingly.

[@simplex7096]

oxpeckers are jerks, if you have a wound they dont care about ticks, they are in for the blood

[@mark6302]

ticks suck, thank you birds

[@gulyaswift1503]

🙀🙀

[@stinkstink69]

I think anyone who's ever had a pet bird knows how good this actually feels, when i had birds they would always stand on my head and bite my hair as if they were their feathers