Swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) with an insect in its beak. When this bird catches an insect, it beats it repeatedly against a hard surf

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Swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) with an insect in its beak. When this bird catches an insect, it beats it repeatedly against a hard surface as a defence against a possible sting (as found in bees and wasps). It then swallows the insect head first. Photographed in South Africa, in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

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Photo credit: © TONY CAMACHO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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