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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos. And this is (a bad photo of) an African Sacred Ibis mummy in the British Museum in London (found in Egypt). T his is an African Sacred Ibis at Ndumo.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

The Natal Spurfowl forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung (HBW) and does so without complaining. Ostrich industry in Egypt. Each of these ‘families’ consists of a single mating pair and 1-5 ‘helpers’ who assist in raising the young. However, that is hard to do when reading that the pouch is used in courtship rituals.

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