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Old 12-06-2016, 05:02 PM
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Yes, the chicks are completely ignored.

After the eggs are laid the male does all of the work. Decaying vegetation in the mound provides incubation warmth. The male has a very good temperature sensor in his beak and is constantly fiddling with the mound, keeping the temperature right for the eggs.

The five from yesterday have all vanished - will see what happens today.
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