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Science - Zoology | | Spanish term or phrase: frailecito | Child science book. I have found "squirrel monkey" for this but not entirely sure when I cross reference...
Ningún ser vivo puede vivir aislado en la naturaleza. A veces, las relaciones se limitan a los lazos familiares o a miembros del mismo grupo. ¡Hay amistades realmente curiosas! Ése es el caso del feroz cocodrilo y un pájaro conocido como **frailecito**.
El cocodrilo tiene muchos dientes, pero no tiene cepillo ni un buen dentífrico. ¡Debe de ser muy incómodo andar siempre con restos de comida en la boca! Aquí entra en juego el **frailecito**, que está encantado de meterse entre las mandíbulas del cocodrilo para alimentase con esos restos de comida. Y el cocodrilo se deja… ¡encantado! |
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| | Egyptian plover or 'crocodile bird' (Pluvianus aegyptius) | Explanation:
I think they are referring to the Egyptian plover (aka crocodile bird), scientific name Pluvianus aegyptius, here. Puffins don't clean crocodile teeth or live in regions where crocodiles are found as far as I'm aware.
HTH
Sheila
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Plover
The Egyptian Plover, Pluvianus aegyptius, is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. Formerly placed in its own monotypic family Pluvianidae, it is now regarded as the sole member of the subfamily Pluvianinae, part of the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae.
It is also sometimes referred to as the Crocodile Bird because it is famous for an unconfirmed symbiotic relationship with crocodiles. According to a story dating to Herodotus, the crocodiles lie on the shore with their mouths open, and the plovers fly into the crocodiles' mouths so as to feed on bits of decaying meat that are lodged between the crocodiles' teeth. The crocodiles do not eat the plovers, as the plovers are providing the crocodiles with greatly-needed dentistry. Two prominent ornithologists have supported this story anecdotally, but the behaviour has never been authenticated (Richford and Mead 2003).
Crocodile bird (Pluvianus aegyptius)
Kenneth W. Fink—Root Resources
(Pluvianus aegyptius; see photograph), shorebird belonging to the family Glareolidae (order Charadriiformes). The crocodile bird is a plover-like courser that derives its name from its frequent association with the Nile crocodile, from whose hide it picks parasites for food. By their cries, the birds also serve to warn crocodiles of approaching…
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Western Snowy Plover - Why Save the Plovers- [ Traduzca esta página ]In Venezuela the common name for our Snowy Plover is Frailecito or "Little Friar," as if these quiet birds wearing somber colors were sequestered in a ...
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A Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Googlede James Bond - 1999 - Nature
Local names: Sand Bird; Snipe; Little Howard; Nit; Frailecito; Tftire de Play a; ... The common small beach plover of the Bahamas and Greater Antilles. Fig. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0618002103...
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ANIMAL Teachers: Cold-blooded Ones: Crocodile- [ Traduzca esta página ]Although Crocodile eats birds, she never harms Plover. We can call upon Crocodile and Plover medicine to help us form alliances with people who are very ...
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Egyptian Plover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- [ Traduzca esta página ]According to a story dating to Herodotus, the crocodiles lie on the shore with their mouths open, and the plovers fly into the crocodiles' mouths so as to ...
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