Mallee fowl nest largest mound builders in Australia (endangered species)
METAMORPHOSIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
of their mounds
Temperature regulation is achieved by opening and
closing the nest, and by adding and removing leaf litter.
SAND REMOVAL
litter insulation sand insulation
egg chamber STRONG FERMENT OF LITTER
rotting compost
SAND ADITION
SUMMER AUTUMN
MODERATE FERMENT OF LITTER
SPRING
WEAK FERMENT OF LITTER
WINTER
daily supervision and reconstruction
built from sticks and leaves from the sorroundings. mallee : drought resistant eucalyptus