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What is a example of commensalism?

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An example of commensalism is the relationship between cattle egrets (bubulcus ibis) and cattle of any species. Cattle egrets are far more successful in feeding when they hitch a ride along with a bovine, because the bovine disturbs larger quantities of vegetation in which the egret's prey lives, making the hunt easier because the prey is flushed out by munching cattle.

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