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Cattle egrets are large, white birds that follow grazing cattle. The cattle disturb the grass and stir up insects upon which the egrets feed. The cattle do not seem to mind the birds and gain nothing from this relationship. This relationship between cattle and cattle egrets is a type of:

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This is a prime example of Commensalism (commensalistic relationship)

One organism benefits, while the other is neither harmed nor benefits from the realtionship.

Cattle egrets are large, white birds that follow grazing cattle. The cattle disturb-example-1
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