By following honeyguides (a species of bird), people are able to locate bee's nests to harvest honey. In fact, research now reveals that humans use special calls to solicit the help of honeyguides and that honeyguides actively recruit appropriate human partners. this relationship is a rare example of cooperation between humans and free living animals.
Humans and honeyguides have a mutualistic relationship, because they both benefit each other. Humans find honey much faster using the birds as guides, and the birds avoid being stung by bees.
