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Male Bush Turkey

Alectura lathami

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Description:

He's got balls on his neck, he will be chasing the girls soon and building his mound because he will be keeping the eggs warm(in his clever mound!), the female after laying the large egg will want nothing more to do with it! Once they hatch though, they are on their own!

Habitat:

Australia

Notes:

I love the turkey although he also likes to dig around the roots of plants to find nice juicy grubs! Makes such a mess, nevermind...

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Seen this morning(27th aug) digging up the neighbors woodchip and kicking it all in the road! Looks like he's made a start on his mound! Lol

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PublishedAugust 20, 2011

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