Today's NaPoWriMo prompt is to write about something big and something small coming together.
The Rhino's Guard
The bond between the rhinoceros
and the oxpecker bird
may seem on the surface
kind of strange, even absurd.
But if you understand
the deeper logic,
you'll see their relationship
is symbiotic.
The oxpecker eats
parasites which
make the rhinoceros
itch and twitch.
The nearsighted rhino
has enemies it may be missing,
so the oxbird warns it
by screaming and hissing.
The oxpecker serves as an alarm
and a pesticide.
In return it gets free meals
as well as a free ride. - Jeff Barnes
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