SillySpy@lemm.ee to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoOstrich Chick (with its mothers leg in the background for scale)lemm.eeimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down10
arrow-up1102arrow-down1imageOstrich Chick (with its mothers leg in the background for scale)lemm.eeSillySpy@lemm.ee to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarepleasejustdie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoThey have a high mortality rate pre-hatch as well in the wild. A parent accidentally stepping on an egg is very very common and the larger the clutch the more common it happens.
minus-squareSillySpy@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoInteresting! I wouldn’t have guessed that, but it makes sense. They have huge feet and walk around their eggs often
They have a high mortality rate pre-hatch as well in the wild. A parent accidentally stepping on an egg is very very common and the larger the clutch the more common it happens.
Interesting! I wouldn’t have guessed that, but it makes sense. They have huge feet and walk around their eggs often