Newly hatched Yellow-throated Sandgrouse are a study in cryptic colouration. They wait for their parents to return from drinking a long flight away

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Newly hatched Yellow-throated Sandgrouse are a study in cryptic colouration. They wait for their parents to return from drinking a long flight away and the male bringing life-giving water essential for the hatchlings.

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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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