{"id":196194,"date":"2021-03-24T12:43:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T10:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/natures-corner-kudus-and-red-billed-oxpeckers\/"},"modified":"2021-03-24T12:43:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T10:43:19","slug":"natures-corner-kudus-and-red-billed-oxpeckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wereldwyd.co.za\/en\/natures-corner-kudus-and-red-billed-oxpeckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature\u2019s Corner \u2013 Kudus and red-billed oxpeckers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Katie and Andr\u00e9 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 <em>Op Vlerke<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset videofit\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Redbilled Oxpeckers Pluck Hair From Kudu to line the nest, and the bull can be seen swallow his cud\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6wFTahkapAo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Also watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wereldwyd.co.za\/en\/natures-corner-join-us-on-a-journey-in-the-kruger-national-park\/\">Nature\u2019s Corner \u2013 Join us on a journey in the Kruger National Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) pluck hair from their hosts to line their nests. 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