SYMBIOSIS: OXPECKER AND ZEBRA

Feline Animals

Esther Kimにより

Ecotourism

Areana Cantilloにより

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Human Impact on the environment

Dustin Fergusonにより

The oxpecker will use these skills and alert the Zebra, if there is any danger

Oxpecker and Zebra safe

If predators are close

HUMAN IMPACTS

What can Humans do to protect the relationship between Oxpeckers and Zebras

Raise more awarness

Educate the Public

The public to be more aware of their actions

Potentially by donating to foundations such as the wildlife foundation

Protect the animals living habitat

Reducing Agriculter, Unbanization and infrastrutre development

Promote conservation of the land

Hunting

Population of Zebras and Oxpeckers

All living things that rely on Zebra's and Oxpecker's

The relationship between the oxpecker and the Zebra

Habitat destruction

Will disrupt their natural patterns of interaction

Agriculture

Infrastructure development

Urbanization

SYMBIOSIS REALTIONSHIP

Mutualism

Both animals are benefiting

WARMING SYSTEM

Very sharp eyes

And a very high pitch noise

Zebra

Oxpeckers take away insects/parasites that could harm the Zebra

Healthy

Has clean skin

Deases

Oxpecker

It has a place to rest

The Oxpecker recives food

The Zebra provides food off of it's skin

Parasites

Ticks

ECOSYSTEM

Removing Oxpeckers

Herbavors health (ex: Zebra)

Population of parasits will increase

Risk of diseases for the Zebra

Infections

Removing Zebras

Lions, Cheetahs, hyenas and more predators

Vegetation will accumulate as well as the insect population

Because Zebras won't be able to regulate the population

OXPECKER

Omnivores

Eats plants and animals (ticks, parasits)

sub-Saharan Africa

Open habitats

Rest on Zebras

Predators

Cheetahs

Hyenas

Lions

Humans (hunting)

Herbavors

Feed on plants

Grass Lands

Savannas

TACONOMY

ZEBRA

Class: Mammalia

Order: Perissodactyla

Family: Equidae

Genus: Equus

Species: Equus quagga

OXPECKER

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phytum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

Genus: Buphagus

Species: buphagus africanus