Give a suitable example for commensalism.

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(N/A) Commensalism is a type of population interaction in which one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefited.
An example of commensalism is the association between cattle egrets and grazing cattle.
The cattle egret always forages close to where the cattle are grazing because the cattle,as they move,flush out insects from the vegetation that otherwise might be difficult for the egrets to find and catch.
In this interaction,the cattle egret benefits by getting food,while the cattle are neither harmed nor benefited.

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