MNF-Fotowettbewerb Wissenschaft / Science Photo Contest

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Vulturine guineafowl fitted with a GPS tracking device

Vulturine guineafowl are an enigmatic species that lives in East Africa. Until recently, nothing was known about this species. GPS tracking revealed a big surprise: these birds form a complex society previously known only to exist in primates and large mammals.
by Damien Farine