Explain the relationship between the egret and the elephant. Give details about the function of each organism with regards to the other. Which type of symbiotic pairing is this? Please help

Mutualism is a relationship in which both species benefit from the interaction. An example of mutualism are egret and piapiac birds. These birds use elephants as an advantage point to spot prey and to pick off ticks, lice or endoparasites that get attached to the elephant.

Explanation:

Competition and predation are ecological relationships but are not symbiotic. Predation does not occur over a long period of time, and competition is an indirect interaction over resources