The female Yellow-throated Sandgrouse is more cryptically coloured to provide greater camouflaged than her partner for protection when incubating
The female Yellow-throated Sandgrouse is more cryptically coloured to provide greater camouflaged than her partner for protection when incubating her eggs out in the open.
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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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