This is the hilarious moment a terrified baby hippo ran screaming for its mum when a flock of bird landed on its back in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The hippo was seen screaming, running and twisting from side to side in a desperate bid to shake off the red and yellow ox-pecker birds. Ox-peckers and hippos usually have a mutually beneficial relationship where the birds help free hippos of ticks and other parasites by feeding on them. (Photo by Marc Mol/Caters News/SIPA Press)
![This is the hilarious moment a terrified baby hippo ran screaming for its mum when a flock of bird landed on its back in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The hippo was seen screaming, running and twisting from side to side in a desperate bid to shake off the red and yellow ox-pecker birds. (Photo by Marc Mol/Caters News/SIPA Press)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cd/e1/0001e1cd_medium.jpeg)
![This is the hilarious moment a terrified baby hippo ran screaming for its mum when a flock of bird landed on its back in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The hippo was seen screaming, running and twisting from side to side in a desperate bid to shake off the red and yellow ox-pecker birds. (Photo by Marc Mol/Caters News/SIPA Press)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/ce/e1/0001e1ce_medium.jpeg)
![This is the hilarious moment a terrified baby hippo ran screaming for its mum when a flock of bird landed on its back in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The hippo was seen screaming, running and twisting from side to side in a desperate bid to shake off the red and yellow ox-pecker birds. (Photo by Marc Mol/Caters News/SIPA Press)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/cf/e1/0001e1cf_medium.jpeg)
![This is the hilarious moment a terrified baby hippo ran screaming for its mum when a flock of bird landed on its back in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The hippo was seen screaming, running and twisting from side to side in a desperate bid to shake off the red and yellow ox-pecker birds. (Photo by Marc Mol/Caters News/SIPA Press)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d0/e1/0001e1d0_medium.jpeg)
![This is the hilarious moment a terrified baby hippo ran screaming for its mum when a flock of bird landed on its back in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The hippo was seen screaming, running and twisting from side to side in a desperate bid to shake off the red and yellow ox-pecker birds. (Photo by Marc Mol/Caters News/SIPA Press)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d1/e1/0001e1d1_medium.jpeg)
![This is the hilarious moment a terrified baby hippo ran screaming for its mum when a flock of bird landed on its back in South Luangwa National Park in Zambia. The hippo was seen screaming, running and twisting from side to side in a desperate bid to shake off the red and yellow ox-pecker birds. (Photo by Marc Mol/Caters News/SIPA Press)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/d2/e1/0001e1d2_medium.jpeg)
16 Jan 2015 13:07:00,
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