SillySpytobirding@lemmy.worldEnglish·4 months agoOstrich Chick (with its mothers leg in the background for scale)(lemm.ee)imagearrow-up1105arrow-down10message-square5fedilink
arrow-up1105arrow-down1imageOstrich Chick (with its mothers leg in the background for scale)(lemm.ee)SillySpytobirding@lemmy.worldEnglish·4 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarepleasejustdieEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·4 months agolinkfedilinkThey 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-squareSillySpyOPEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·4 months agolinkfedilinkInteresting! 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