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Cape, or African, buffalo (Syncerus caffer) with cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) on its back.

Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) in breeding plumage.

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cattle egret

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Also known as: Ardeola ibis, Bubulcus ibis

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The cattle egret, Bubulcus (sometimes Ardeola) ibis, spends much of its time on land and associates with domestic and wild grazing animals, feeding on insects that they stir up and sometimes removing ticks from their hides. It is a compactly built heron, 50 cm long, white…
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