EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -One example of a mutualistic relationship is that of the oxpecker (a kind of bird) and the rhinoceros or zebra. Oxpeckers land on rhinos or zebras and eat ticks and other parasites that live on their skin. The oxpeckers get food and the beasts get pest control.

Detailed explanation-2: -The adorable oxpecker, perched on the back of a rhinoceros or zebra, happily having lunch while ridding its ride of pesky ticks, flies and other bugs. Not so fast–those oxpeckers are washing the bugs down with a healthy helping of blood.

Detailed explanation-3: -If we were in the warm waters of the Pacific or Indian Oceans, we’d likely spot an excellent example of mutualism: the relationship between clownfish and sea anemones. In a mutualistic relationship, both species benefit. Sea anemones live attached to the surface of coral reefs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Interaction of algae and fungi in lichen is an example of mutualism while that of bees and flowers is an example of mutualism.

Detailed explanation-5: -Orchids Growing On Branches. Sharks And Remora/Sucker Fish. Whales And Barnacles. Tree frog on plants. Burdock Seeds On Animals.