Your current chain: State of matter Life > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Class Aves > Order Galliformes > Genus Numida > Species Numida meleagris
My image of Numida meleagris, taken March 12, 2023 in Chalmette, LA, USA
FACT: Guineafowl hens are apparently not the best mothers, and will simply forget to tend to their nest sometimes, leaving their camouflaged keets to fend for themselves!
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