Mutual Relationships in Nature

The video explores the concept of symbiosis, focusing on mutual relationships between birds and other species. It highlights the cooperation between hornbills and mongooses in Kenya, where they protect each other from predators. It also discusses how birds help fruit trees by dispersing seeds and the unique relationship between honeyguides and humans in Africa, where birds lead hunters to beehives. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to explore more natural wonders.

What is the term used to describe a relationship where two species benefit from each other?

• Parasitism

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Competition

In the Taru desert, which animal helps hornbills by keeping an eye out for predators?

• Snakes

• Mongooses

• Elephants

• Lions

What do hornbills do when they see a raptor that preys on mongooses?

• Ignore it

• Make an alarm call

• Fly away silently

• Hide in the bushes

How do fruit trees benefit from their relationship with birds?

• Birds help them grow faster

• Birds help in seed dispersal

• Birds provide them with water

• Birds protect them from insects

What happens to the seeds after birds eat the fruit?

• They are digested

• They are stored in the bird's nest

• They pass through the bird unharmed

• They are discarded by the bird

Which seeds, besides fruit tree seeds, are spread by birds?

• Flower seeds

• Grass seeds

• Mistletoe and pine tree seeds

• Cactus seeds

What do honeyguides help humans find in Eastern Africa?

• Water sources

• Wild beehives

• Animal herds

• Fruit trees

What do honey hunters leave behind for honeyguides after collecting honey?

• Flowers

• Bee larvae

• Wax combs

• Honey

How long has the relationship between honeyguides and humans been occurring?

• A few decades

• Since the last century

• Hundreds of years

• Thousands of years

What is the main theme of the video?

• Bird migration patterns

• Mutual relationships in nature

• Birds as predators

• Birds in urban environments