Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythorhynchus on shoulders seeking external parasites, ticks, bloodsucking flies.

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Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus). Female. Both sexes have scimitar-shaped, ribbed horns. Black and white facial markings. Long ears. Grazers, dependent on water avaiability. Oxpecker Buphagus sp. ) on back.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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