Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris
Animals in our sanctuary
Frodo
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Frodo and seven others were left as chicks on the streets in a box from a pet shop.
Gandalf
Gandalf was found on the streets as a chick and brought to VOC Ostend. They then searched for a suitable place where it could sit with conspecifics, and found its final home with us.
Where does he feel most at home?
The helmeted guineafowl likes warm, reasonable dry and open plains with some trees and shrubs.
What's his favourite food?
They are omnivores. They will search their food by digging in the ground with their strong claws. They like seeds, fruit, snails, spiders, and worms, but also frogs, lizards, small snails and small mammals.
Fun fact
They are ground birds, which doesn’t mean that they cannot fly. In general, helmeted guineafowl prefer to walk and can travel 10 kilometres/day.
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