in some cases of symbiosis,like he crocodile and the plover,each animal in the pair benefits from their relationship in a different way. However,in other cases, the animals share a common goal. This is true of the honeyguide bird and have 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 it’s name suggests, the honeyguide has a special ability for locating beehivas. 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 prefect match to the honeyguide as they love honey, are large enough to crack open a hive, but have no ability to find 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 ratel uses ti’s claws to tear open the hive. After eating it’s fill, the ratel invites the honeyguide to to finish the leftovers.