If you have never seen birds employing ants for pest control duties, you need to take a look at this fascinating clip. At first glance, it looks like a great example of a symbiotic relationship and ...

There are some pretty strange ways that animals clean themselves. While cats groom themselves with their tongues, other animals like hippos rely on fish to keep them clean. But what about birds?

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hornbill in rarely seen "anting" behavior. Photo: Umkumbe Bush Lodge A guide for a safari lodge in South Africa has captured ...

We placed a hidden camera in the forest, curious about what might happen near an active ant hill. When we checked the footage, we saw birds bathing and engaging in a behavior known as anting. It was a ...

Some birds engage in a curious behaviour called anting, where they allow ants to crawl over their bodies. This fascinating ...