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Megapode eggs harvested from nesting ground of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific Stock Photo

RMW4E5N8–Megapode eggs harvested from nesting ground of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Stock Photo

RMHG4DRC–Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Man searching for Megapode eggs, Savo island, Salomon Islands, Pacific Stock Photo

RMJG551W–Man searching for Megapode eggs, Savo island, Salomon Islands, Pacific

Man boiling Megapode eggs in a sulphur stream of Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Stock Photo

RMHG4DRB–Man boiling Megapode eggs in a sulphur stream of Volcano Tavurvur, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Helen Wutab comes to the slopes of the volcano everyday to sell food to the people who dig for megapode eggs. She gets paid in e Stock Photo

RME6WPPB–Helen Wutab comes to the slopes of the volcano everyday to sell food to the people who dig for megapode eggs. She gets paid in e

RMHG4DRF–Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs in hot sand ENDANGERED Stock Photo

RMCWJW6D–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs in hot sand ENDANGERED

Megapode or Melanesian scrubfowl eggs, Savo Islands, Solomon Islands, South Pacific Stock Photo

RMDWEFPX–Megapode or Melanesian scrubfowl eggs, Savo Islands, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

Ground full of holes from Megapode hunters digging for eggs of the Megapode birds, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Stock Photo

RMHG5C2C–Ground full of holes from Megapode hunters digging for eggs of the Megapode birds, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea Stock Photo

RMD24G50–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

Megapode egg, Savo island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Stock Photo

RMCXBPBE–Megapode egg, Savo island, Solomon Islands, Pacific

Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode, bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs to be incubated by hot sand. ENDANGERED Stock Photo

RMMFC9HC–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode, bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs to be incubated by hot sand. ENDANGERED

The only source of income for the people on Matupit island are the eggs from the Megapode bird, a small bird, that lays massive Stock Photo

RME6WPPC–The only source of income for the people on Matupit island are the eggs from the Megapode bird, a small bird, that lays massive

Boiled megapode eggs for sale, Kokopo market, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Stock Photo

RMA385DR–Boiled megapode eggs for sale, Kokopo market, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

The only source of income for people on Matupit island are the eggs from the Megapode bird, a small bird, that lays massive eggs Stock Photo

RME6WPPE–The only source of income for people on Matupit island are the eggs from the Megapode bird, a small bird, that lays massive eggs

Active energetic male Malleefowl tirelessly building a nesting mound. Stock Photo

RF2J5TBN6–Active energetic male Malleefowl tirelessly building a nesting mound.

A Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, digs into a megapode nest to find and eat the bird's eggs. Komodo Island, Indonesia. Stock Photo

RMCNAJ3A–A Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, digs into a megapode nest to find and eat the bird's eggs. Komodo Island, Indonesia.

Hesitant wary Malleefowl with remarkable camouflaged plumage. Stock Photo

RF2K7Y8CJ–Hesitant wary Malleefowl with remarkable camouflaged plumage.

Egg collectors from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs Stock Photo

RMA2DCCT–Egg collectors from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs

RMW4E5JC–Megapode eggs harvested from nesting ground of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) digging into a Megapode nest. Komodo Island, Indonesia. Stock Photo

RMCC0TN2–Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) digging into a Megapode nest. Komodo Island, Indonesia.

Megapodius reinwardt tumulus eggs, from the Gould Collection Stock Photo

RMEAFKK3–Megapodius reinwardt tumulus eggs, from the Gould Collection

Visite du tumulus d un nid de Mégapode par Varan de Komodo Les varans pillent les nids des mégapodes à la recherche d oeufs ils Stock Photo

RMB3DGM7–Visite du tumulus d un nid de Mégapode par Varan de Komodo Les varans pillent les nids des mégapodes à la recherche d oeufs ils

Phillip a native Matupit Islander shows his haul of Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano Stock Photo

RMA4CKX4–Phillip a native Matupit Islander shows his haul of Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) ,Prague zoo Stock Photo

RFJ01WHK–Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) ,Prague zoo

Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, incubates eggs in hot sand ENDANGERED Stock Photo

RMCWNA24–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, incubates eggs in hot sand ENDANGERED

Melanesian scrubfowl eggs are collected by natives Savo Solomon Islands Stock Photo

RMBH9N1H–Melanesian scrubfowl eggs are collected by natives Savo Solomon Islands

A closeup portrait of a remarkable striking Malleefowl with bright eyes and camouflaged plumage. Stock Photo

RF2WGKRC9–A closeup portrait of a remarkable striking Malleefowl with bright eyes and camouflaged plumage.

Men Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea Stock Photo

RMD24K4G–Men Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

RMCXBPBJ–Megapode egg, Savo island, Solomon Islands, Pacific

RMMFC9HB–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode, bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs to be incubated by hot sand. ENDANGERED

A closeup portrait of a placid composed Maleefowl with camouflaged plumage. Stock Photo

RF2M0K387–A closeup portrait of a placid composed Maleefowl with camouflaged plumage.

RMBC38HD–young of megapode

Stately distinguished lovely Malleefowl with bright eyes and camouflaged plumage. Stock Photo

RF2R304K2–Stately distinguished lovely Malleefowl with bright eyes and camouflaged plumage.

Man searching for Megapode eggs, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific Stock Photo

RMJ2FHXM–Man searching for Megapode eggs, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, Pacific

Cameraman Michael Pitts with newly hatched Komodo dragon (Varanus komodensis) at megapode mound where the female laid her eggs. Komodo Island, Indonesia. 1995 Stock Photo

RM2XFPY2J–Cameraman Michael Pitts with newly hatched Komodo dragon (Varanus komodensis) at megapode mound where the female laid her eggs. Komodo Island, Indonesia. 1995

Australian aborigines examine the nest of a megapode, aka incubator bird or mound-builder, so named because they do not incubate their eggs with their body heat as other birds do, but bury them. Stock Photo

RMGHENMP–Australian aborigines examine the nest of a megapode, aka incubator bird or mound-builder, so named because they do not incubate their eggs with their body heat as other birds do, but bury them.

Egg collector from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs Stock Photo

RMA2DCCR–Egg collector from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs

RMW4E5R2–Megapode eggs harvested from nesting ground of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

INDIAN BIRD EGGS. Baillon's Crake Sand-grouse Megapode Snipe Banded Rail 1915 Stock Photo

RFMHPPN9–INDIAN BIRD EGGS. Baillon's Crake Sand-grouse Megapode Snipe Banded Rail 1915

. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . heydo not brood over their eggs, as do other birds, but instead bury them, either in sand inthe neighbourhood of warm springs or in heaps of decaying egetable matter. In the lattercase the material is often collected by several birds working together. Mounds of 8 feet highand 60 feet in circumference have been found, the work of the NiCOBAR Megapode. Suchhave been many years in use, material being added each season. Into this mass the femaledigs down and deposits an egg every second day, covering it up as soon as lai Stock Photo

RM2CPNF4N–. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . heydo not brood over their eggs, as do other birds, but instead bury them, either in sand inthe neighbourhood of warm springs or in heaps of decaying egetable matter. In the lattercase the material is often collected by several birds working together. Mounds of 8 feet highand 60 feet in circumference have been found, the work of the NiCOBAR Megapode. Suchhave been many years in use, material being added each season. Into this mass the femaledigs down and deposits an egg every second day, covering it up as soon as lai

RMA4CKX6–Phillip a native Matupit Islander shows his haul of Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, digs nest and incubates eggs in hot sand, ENDANGERED Stock Photo

RMFYH01F–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, digs nest and incubates eggs in hot sand, ENDANGERED

Megapode or Melanesian scrubfowl eggs are prized as food, Savo, Solomon Islands, South Pacific Stock Photo

RMDWEAH9–Megapode or Melanesian scrubfowl eggs are prized as food, Savo, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

RMD24K3A–Men Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

RMMFC9HG–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode, bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, lays eggs to be incubated by hot sand. ENDANGERED

RMBC38H6–duperrey s megapode

RMBC236B–celebean maleo

RMA2DCCH–Egg collectors from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs

RMW4E5NJ–Megapode eggs harvested from nesting ground of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

. Animal behaviour. Animals behavior. INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF YOUNG BIRDS 87 or two, the chick will extend its skinny and scarcely feathered wings. But though, from the usual conditions of development, flight in birds is a deferred instinct, yet in exceptional cases it may be connate. The mound-builders {Megapodes) of the Australian region are hatched from large eggs in warm earth. Fig. 10.—Nestling Megapode, to show the well-developed wings. (From Dr. E. Bowdler Sharpe's " Wonders of the Bird World.") or sand, and are not tended by the parents. So well fledged are these birds that Stock Photo

RMRN6TGY–. Animal behaviour. Animals behavior. INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF YOUNG BIRDS 87 or two, the chick will extend its skinny and scarcely feathered wings. But though, from the usual conditions of development, flight in birds is a deferred instinct, yet in exceptional cases it may be connate. The mound-builders {Megapodes) of the Australian region are hatched from large eggs in warm earth. Fig. 10.—Nestling Megapode, to show the well-developed wings. (From Dr. E. Bowdler Sharpe's " Wonders of the Bird World.") or sand, and are not tended by the parents. So well fledged are these birds that

Native Matupit Islanders take a break during their excavations for Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano Stock Photo

RMA4CKWC–Native Matupit Islanders take a break during their excavations for Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

RMDWED53–Megapode or Melanesian scrubfowl eggs are prized as food, Savo, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

RMD24K3W–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode, bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, Monitor Lizard prowls for eggs in nesting colony ENDANGERED Stock Photo

RMMFC9HE–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode, bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, Monitor Lizard prowls for eggs in nesting colony ENDANGERED

RMA2DCCM–Egg collector from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs

RMW4E5KX–Megapode eggs harvested from nesting ground of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

. Animal behaviour. Animal behavior; Animal intelligence. INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF YOUNG BIRDS 87 or two, the chick will extend its skinny and scarcely feathered wings. But though, from the usual conditions of development, flight in birds is a deferred instinct, yet ia exceptional cases it may be connate. The mound-builders {Megapodes) of the Australian region are hatched from large eggs in warm earth. Fig. X6.—Nestling Megapode, to show the well-developed wings. (From Dr. K. Bowdler Sharpe's " Wonders of the Bird World.") or sand, and are not tended by the parents. So well fledged a Stock Photo

RMRDJYFY–. Animal behaviour. Animal behavior; Animal intelligence. INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF YOUNG BIRDS 87 or two, the chick will extend its skinny and scarcely feathered wings. But though, from the usual conditions of development, flight in birds is a deferred instinct, yet ia exceptional cases it may be connate. The mound-builders {Megapodes) of the Australian region are hatched from large eggs in warm earth. Fig. X6.—Nestling Megapode, to show the well-developed wings. (From Dr. K. Bowdler Sharpe's " Wonders of the Bird World.") or sand, and are not tended by the parents. So well fledged a

A native Matupit Islander takes a break from excavating Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano Stock Photo

RMA4CKY1–A native Matupit Islander takes a break from excavating Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

RMD24K2E–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

RMMFC9HK–Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) Megapode bird endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, digs nest and incubates eggs in hot sand, ENDANGERED

MALLEEFOWL male Leipoa ocellata working on incubation mound where eggs hatch Vulnerable sp. Australia Stock Photo

RMMFFDDM–MALLEEFOWL male Leipoa ocellata working on incubation mound where eggs hatch Vulnerable sp. Australia

RMA2DCCJ–Egg collector from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs

Savo Islander with eggs of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita harvested at nesting ground, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific Stock Photo

RMW4E5MD–Savo Islander with eggs of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita harvested at nesting ground, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

RMA4CKX9–A native Matupit Islander takes a break from excavating Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

RMD24G4J–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

Egg collectors from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea marks pits before digging for Megapode eggs Stock Photo

RMA2DCBX–Egg collectors from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea marks pits before digging for Megapode eggs

RMW4E5P2–Savo Islander with eggs of Melanesian Megapode Megapodius eremita harvested at nesting ground, Savo Island, Solomon Islands, South Pacific

RMA4CKXC–A native Matupit Islander takes a break from excavating Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

RMD24K1B–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

RMA2DCCK–Egg collector from Matupit Island, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea digging for Megapode eggs

Phillip a native Matupit Islander takes a break during his excavations for Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano Stock Photo

RMA4CKWE–Phillip a native Matupit Islander takes a break during his excavations for Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

RMD24K0D–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

RMA4CKX1–Phillip a native Matupit Islander takes a break during his excavations for Megapodes eggs at the foot of Mount Tuvurvur volcano

RMD24K06–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

The disappointment is evident on this native Matupit Islanders face as he breaks a Megapodes egg whilst digging for them Stock Photo

RMA4CKXE–The disappointment is evident on this native Matupit Islanders face as he breaks a Megapodes egg whilst digging for them

RMD24K3G–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

Covered in volcanic dust ash and dirt a native Matupit Islander takes a break from excavating Megapodes eggs Stock Photo

RMA4CKY8–Covered in volcanic dust ash and dirt a native Matupit Islander takes a break from excavating Megapodes eggs

RMD24K38–Man Digging To Find Megapode Birds Eggs In Tavurvur Volcano Sands, Rabaul, New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea

RMA4CKYB–Covered in volcanic dust ash and dirt a native Matupit Islander takes a break from excavating Megapodes eggs

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