Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) pluck hair from their hosts to line their nests. Meanwhile, the two kudus, lying in the veld near Mazithi Dam in the Kruger National Park, are ruminating peacefully.

Thank you to Katie and André of Two-V Productions for the link to this relaxing scene. Subscribe to their YouTube channel and follow their Facebook page [https://web.facebook.com/OpVlerke] please. Books in their Op Vlerke series can be ordered from Kraal Uitgewers [https://www.kraaluitgewers.co.za]. The books, which are only available in Afrikaans, can also be found at shops in rest camps of the Kruger National Park.

Also watch: Nature’s Corner – Join us on a journey in the Kruger National Park