in some cases of symbiosis, like the crocodile and the plover, each animal in the pair benefits from their relationship a different way. However, in other cases, the animals share a common goal. This is true of the honeyguide bird and the ratel, a furry creature with short legs and long claws. Both these animals live on grasslands in Africa and have an appetite for honey. As its name suggests, the honeyguide has a special ability for locating beehives. However ,this small bird cannot open a beehive to get at the honey. To accomplish this, it teams up with the ratel. Ratels are a perfect match to the honeyguide as they love honey, are large enough to crack open a hive, but have on ability tofind hives themselves. The honeyguide flies over grasslands looking for a hive. When it does spot a hive, it swoops down and makes a noise to alert the ratel. The uses its claws to tear open the hive. After eating its fill, the ratel invites the honeyguide to finish the leftovers.