@[email protected] to birdingEnglish • 5 months agoOstrich Chick (with its mothers leg in the background for scale)lemm.eeimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down10
arrow-up1105arrow-down1imageOstrich Chick (with its mothers leg in the background for scale)lemm.ee@[email protected] to birdingEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-square@pleasejustdielinkEnglish6•5 months 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-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months 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