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Parched

The helmeted guineafowl is a gregarious species, forming flocks outside the breeding season typically of about 25 birds that also roost communally. Guineafowl is particularly well-suited to consuming massive quantities of ticks, which might otherwise spread Lyme disease. These birds are terrestrial and prone to run rather than fly when alarmed. Like most gallinaceous birds, they have a short-lived explosive flight and rely on gliding to cover extended distances. Helmeted guineafowl can walk 10 km and more in a day and are great runners. They make loud harsh calls when disturbed. Guineafowl is equipped with strong claws and scratch in loose soil for food much like domestic chickens, although they seldom uproot growing plants in so doing. They have no spurs. They may live for up to 12 years in the wild.

Parched

Picture of the day, Wildlife

Delicate

Having a drink of water tends to be somewhat challenging when you are over four meters tall. In order to get to the water, a giraffe has to spread its front legs at awkward angles, leaving it in a rather vulnerable position to predators such as lions. Giraffes have learnt to deal with this difficulty in various ways. Their need for water is reduced by the fact that they are able to obtain almost all they need from the plants they eat. An adult giraffe will only need to drink water once a day, whereas the more vulnerable younger giraffes are even more efficient at getting the water they need from their diet and often do not need to drink water at all. A giraffe does not sweat or pant like many other mammals, their body temperature fluctuates according to the surrounding temperatures and this allows them to conserve water.

Delicate

Picture of the day, Wildlife

Solitary

On a silent summer evening
The sky’s alive with light
Building in the distance
Surrealistic sight
On Echo Beach
Waves make the only sound
On Echo Beach
There’s not a soul around
Echo Beach ~ Martha and the Muffins

Solitary

Landscape, Picture of the day