We take a shower every day and wash itself and shampoo. We use a towel to get dry and we brush our teeth with a toothbrush and some toothpaste. Animals have their own waste of staying clean. Some birds take dust bats that are on the ground to take off the dirt and insects and then they shake the dust off their bodies. Most birds also use their bricks to get dust and insects out of their feathers. They use oil from their bodies to clean the feathers too. Birds have about 25 feathers so it’s not an easy job. But why do they do it? Because it keeps their feathers strong and the oil stops them from getting wet. Of speakers are birds that like to clean other animals. They live in Tanzania, Africa and they eat insects from the fur of Girafes. This helps to keep Girafes healthy. Sometimes the oxpeakers clean the Girafes’ ears. They take small pieces of food from between 32. They also clean other animals like zebras, rhinos and buffaloes.
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We take a shower every day and wash ourselves with shampoo. We use a towel to dry off, and we brush our teeth with a toothbrush and some toothpaste. Animals have their own ways of staying clean. Some birds take dust baths on the ground to remove dirt and insects, and then they shake the dust off their bodies. Most birds also use their beaks to get dust and insects out of their feathers. They use oil from their bodies to clean their feathers too. Birds have about 25,000 feathers, so it's not an easy job. But why do they do it? Because it keeps their feathers strong, and the oil prevents them from getting wet. Oxpeckers are birds that like to clean other animals. They live in Tanzania, Africa, and they eat insects from the fur of giraffes. This helps to keep giraffes healthy. Sometimes, the oxpeckers clean the giraffes' ears. They also clean other animals like zebras, rhinos, and buffaloes.
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