FEATURE


Food plate for rearing


Male juvenile feeds independently


present they take care to not fly into their nesting hole. Having the worm already into their bills, the birds wait as long as necessary till the respective animal keeper is again outside their visible range. Not until then the chicks are fed. Also the nesting hole itself is created very imperceptible. There is a large hole in the visitor’s walkway direction, which obviously shall mislead possible enemies, while the real entrance


to the nesting hole is located at the opposite side of the tree trunk, facing away from the visitors. While the adults communicate with rattling and growling noises, the chicks keep exceptionally silent. Only on one occasion, when our animal keepers approach the nesting hole, they could hear sounds from the chicks. Exactly at that moment the female however emits a short, high warning call and the chicks immediately fell silent.


BIRD SCENE 21


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