Did you know that megapodes create natural incubators for their chicks? That’s right, these chicken-like birds are known as incubator birds or mound-builders. Rather than sitting on their eggs ...
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Papua New Guinea's megapodes bury eggs near volcanoes to incubate chicks
Males do most of the work on maintaining and building nesting ground, adjusting them to make temperatures ideal for incubation.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A wildlife explainer is spotlighting a remarkable trait of megapodes — stocky, chicken-like birds that live ...
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