This is the moment when an oxpecker bird learned that there is such a thing as getting too close to your host. The bird had been pecking at ticks and parasites off the neck of a giraffe bending down ...

The pictures show the grumpy giraffe waiting in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, for a red-billed oxpecker to finish working as its dentist. The amazing images were taken by Yulia Sundukova ...

This spectacular picture appears to capture the moment a love-struck bird leans in for a kiss from a giraffe. But the tiny yellow-billed oxpecker is actually feasting on the larger animal's whiskers.

It must be tough when you're a giraffe and you get something stuck in your teeth. Luckily help is at hand in the form of a red-billed oxpecker who is more than willing to play safari dentist. In these ...

Zoo Miami had two reasons to celebrate on Tuesday. The zoo introduced its new Zoo Squad mascots and welcomed a new baby giraffe. The new mascots include Gigi the giraffe, Kaz the rhino and Pio the red ...

It may sound like the start of a poor Christmas cracker joke but a wildlife photographer may have just found the answer. It appears some birds seemingly bored with flying around 24/7 and chilling out ...

A photographer has captured the moment a bird fed on ticks inside a giraffe's mouth in Ndutu, in Tanzania. 26 October 2009 • 10:17am Hidden inside the giraffe's fur lies a multitude of ticks and ...

The giraffe doesn't look entirely happy with the service, but then, who actually enjoys a visit to the dentist? Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We ...