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Egyptian Plover or Crocodile Bird cleaning Nile Crocodile's teeth ... This is a digitally constructed image to illustrate the popular myth attributed to Herodotus, 5th Century BC. Two eminent ornithologists (Richford and Mead, 2003) have supported this story anecdotally, but the behavior has never been authenticated.
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www.wolaver.org/animals/crocodile-plover.htm
www.wolaver.org/animals/crocodile-plover.htm
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What bird exists only to clean the teeth of a crocodile - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... Question #2279. Asked by Nanny ... Egyptian plover is willing to walk right into the mouth of the Nile crocodile to clean out parasites. He, too, leaves completely unharmed.
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www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question2279.html
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First off, there's no evidence anywhere in photographs or film to show birds cleaning crocodile teeth or ripping leeches from their tongue (with the exception of that particularly clever digital fake you see above;
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crocodilian.blogspot.com/2009/09/crocodile-myths-1-curi...
crocodilian.blogspot.com/2009/09/crocodile-myths-1-curious-trochilus.html
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I think they are referring to the Egyptian plover (aka crocodile bird), scientific name Pluvianus aegyptius, here. Puffins don't clean crocodile teeth or live in regions where crocodiles are found as far as I'm aware. ... John Speese: Yes, plover, I have seen pictures in books of these birds cleaning crocodiles myself.
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www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/zoology/2370689-f...
www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/zoology/2370689-frailecito.html
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Fully searchable and cross-referenced information about Crocodile Bird from The Probert Encyclopaedia. ... The crocodile and the crocodile bird exhibit symbiosis, the crocodile bird providing a lookout for danger for the crocodile and a tooth cleaning service in exchange for food. Research Crocodile Bird;
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Related topics: dentist, dentists, private dental care, dental care, crocodiles, alligator, alligators, teeth, tooth, crocodile, wildlife, birds, bird, teeth, cleaning teeth, flossing, dental, mouth wash,
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www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/cleaning_teeth.asp
www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/cleaning_teeth.asp
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Related topics: dentist, dentists, private dental care, dental care, crocodiles, alligator, alligators, teeth, tooth, crocodile, wildlife, birds, bird, teeth, cleaning teeth, flossing, dental, mouth wash,
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A Spur-winged Plover finds nourishment cleaning a Nile Crocodile's teeth of leeches, first recorded by Herodotus in 440 BC, by J. M. Cook in 1876 and illustrated in "Popular ... ; Extinct Birds Endangered Birds Birds of the World Bird Nests Baby Birds Bird Art Bats!
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www.50birds.com/gendalligators2.htm
www.50birds.com/gendalligators2.htm
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In a way, the crocodile bird (Egyptian plover) is the Nile crocodile’s dental floss. When a crocodile feels the need for a good tooth cleaning, the crocodile bird comes in very handy. ... Crocodile: Come over here quick! I need you to clean my teeth! Crocodile: ... Did you know that the crocodile birds family name is Glareolidae.
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www.slideshare.net/sbatley/nile-crocodile-crocodile-bir...
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