107

Ostrich Chick (with its mothers leg in the background for scale)(lemm.ee)

posted
by
Avatar
SillySpy@lemm.ee
in
Avatar
birding@lemmy.world
5 comments
hidereport
Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
Avatar
SillySpy@lemm.eeOP
6 points

Came across a brood of these chicks in a nearby National Park. They stay in parental care for up to 9 months, and only 12% of chicks per nest grow to adult due to their susceptibility to disease and poor weather.

permalink
report
reply
Avatar
pleasejustdie@lemmy.world
6 points

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.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
SillySpy@lemm.eeOP
2 points

Interesting! I wouldn’t have guessed that, but it makes sense. They have huge feet and walk around their eggs often

permalink
report
parent
reply

birding

!birding@lemmy.world

Create post

A community for people who like birds, birdwatching and birding in general!

Feel free to share your photos and other birding-related content here. If a photo you post isn’t yours, please credit the original creator! Additionally, it would be appreciated if the location of the sighting and a date were given when a photo or question is posted. You do not have to give the precise location, something like “Northern Idaho, June 2023” or even “North-Western US, June 2023” suffices.

Community stats

  • 958

    Monthly active users

  • 900

    Posts

  • 2.5K

    Comments

Community moderators