Rare footage of malleefowl chick emerging from its nest mound

By Australian Geographic May 5, 2021
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The malleefowl is one of Australia’s only ground-dwelling birds. Here, watch a chick emerge from a nest.

Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management captured this incredible footage of an elusive malleefowl chick emerging from its nest mound.

The chicks hatch inside the mound and use their strength to dig through a metre of soil to reach the surface, which can take hours.