自然英语

Vulturine Guineafowl


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The vulturineguinea fowl  lives in the continent of Africa, specifically Ethiopia,Somalia, Kenya and Tanzania. Its habitat is deserts and grasslands, with talltrees for it to nest in. they make their nests out of grass and twigs. Sinceit  lives in deserts, it has adapted to be  able to go a long timewithout water. These birds eat  Small mammals, insects, lizards, seeds androots. Its diet makes it an Omnivore. Most of their activity is during the dayso it is Diurnal. It's quite a populous animal, and is not close toendangerment. Their predators are Birds of prey, monkeys, and small mammals whosteal their eggs.

The vulturineguinea fowl is related to  Pheasants, partridges and turkeys. It is closeto 70 cm long, around the size of a small turkey. The difference between themale and female of this species is the Male is bigger and has a larger crest.

It has Bluefeathers, with spiky white feathers protruding from it. Their lifespan is 15years, and they can start mating at 2. Each time they lay eggs they have up to8 eggs.  Its scientific name is Acryllium vulturinum, another name it hasis the royal guineafowl. When these birds travel, they will be with a group ofbirds, around 20-50.

For wild SuzhouI'm palmtree and thanks for listening.

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自然英语By 荒野苏州自然频道

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