I felt like dancing when I saw that they are still alive!
A while ago I posted about their disappearance and we assumed that they were also dead. There were 12 of them here in the back garden and here are the last 3. The mother obviously started to hide the little ones to keep them away from predators. They have since grown a little bit and they are much faster.
Let me show you!
How's this for cuteness? I sat from 5:30am watching an impregnable bush, as I suspected that they were in there somewhere. At around 7:30 my suspicions were confirmed when they emerged!
Here above they drank some water after breakfast and then they again disappeared under the dense bush.
Fortunately not even a cat can penetrate into the bush and now I know that they will continue to be safe, but there's a question here? Why didn't the mother originally hide all 12 under the bush?
Well for survival sake, as here in the suburbs, Guinea Fowls raise only 1 or 2 of their babies, because it takes much effort to keep 12 babies safe and to care for them and so they sacrifice the rest.
I was just so glad to see them and we will continue to keep an eye on them!
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