King Penguins Incubating Eggs on Their Feet
Автор: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Загружено: 2016-07-13
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Though most birds incubate their eggs in a nest, King Penguins have taken a different approach to keeping their eggs warm and off the frozen ground. After the female has laid a single egg, both parents take turns holding the egg on their feet, under a specially formed bulge of skin. The shifts last anywhere from 6-18 days, giving the other parent time to forage. A chick will continue to balance on its parents' feet up to a month after hatching.
This video accompanies Chapter 11, Breeding Biology of Birds, Handbook of Bird Biology 3rd Edition from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Wiley Publishing.
http://birdbiology.org
Santiago Imberti/Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Macaulay Library/468459
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