Partners in the wilderness
(WorldNews Environment)

In an undated handout photo, a magpie on an elk in Alberta, Canada, looking for winter ticks. Scientists are wondering if shy elk compensate for their bashfulness by accepting grooming magpies. (Rob Found via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH ELK BIRDS PARTNERSHIP BY JOANNA KLEIN FOR NOV. 30, 2017. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. -- Elks and magpies get along, so to speak, because the elk needs grooming and the magpie is looking for dinner. But they may have never entered into this partnership if it were not for their particular personalities, suggests a study published in Biology Letters. Let`s start with the elk. In Canada`s western province of Alberta, they have been...