A lot of Guineafowl live in and around the Kaapse Draai complex where we have been staying for the past two years. They really make a nuisance of themselves with the terrible noise that they make at the most inopportune times (like Sunday afternoon, or early mornings). When we were young, we used to hunt them with air-guns (VERY difficult!) or .22 rifles (easier). What is amazing about them to me, is that they have managed to adapt to people in the city so well that they thrive. How many wild animals have been pushed away because of urban developments? Some, like the guineafowl, we could have co-existed with....
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Interesting observation... Intriguingly, many wild animals are adapting well to cities - see this article, and this one on coyotes in New York.
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