iN VIDEO: Rescued South Okanagan guinea fowl sees his own kind for first time

Keremeos resident December Foster cares for a handful of rescued birds on her property including a guinea fowl named Super Dave.

Since rehoming him last winter, Super Dave has been the only guinea fowl on the property and Foster believes the bird was alone at his previous location.

She recently found two more guinea fowl to bring to her property and recorded Super Dave’s reaction.

“As soon as he heard them talking, he recognized the sound and raced over to meet them,” Foster told iNFOnews.ca. “They were just talking to one another.”

The bird is seen inspecting the crate carrying the other fowl upon their arrival, then later on a railing making a range of vocalizations. 

“When he was squawking on the railing, I feel like he was expressing his excitement and joy and announcing their arrival,” Foster said.

There are roughly ten species of guinea fowl that roam the plains of Africa and the helmet guinea fowl — like Super Dave — is the only species domesticated by humans, according to A-Z Animals. 

The birds are social and will arrange themselves into flocks of varying sizes that stick close together while pecking the ground for food.

The birds communicate with each other through harsh and repetitive sounds.

The domesticated helmet guinea fowl is the only species in this family to be widely introduced elsewhere in the world. It has been introduced to North and South America, Europe and India.