101 | Ongerup Malleefowl | Elizabeth Cogley | $8500 | Oil on Stretched Canvas

Malleefowl are unusual and prehistoric looking birds. The male regulates the temperature of the large nesting mound by moving leaf litter and sandy soil, on or off, to incubate the eggs. Warmth is produced by the heating of the sand by the sun and the decomposition of vegetation. The independent chicks hatch and dig their way out of the mound.

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