wild cattle that only arrived in Australia in 1849, introduced to this one small area as part of a failed British settlement (Bradshaw et al. 2006). In recent years, scientists have observed crows landing on the backs of resting banteng. The banteng will then roll onto its side and lift its upper legs (which is not a comfortable or easy posture for a banteng), so that the crow can access the area under the legs and belly. Moving into this space, crows have then been observed removing ectoparasites, likely ticks, from these exposed areas. It is not known where this behavior came from.
