The
Brush turkey is found on the east coast of Australia living
in rainforest, wet open forest, and some dry inland areas.
It
is an interesting bird, scratching leaf matter and soil together
creating a huge mound, where they lay their eggs in tiers
in a deep hole in the mound's top.
The
heat generated by the decomposing leaf matter, combined with
the sun's heat incubate the eggs.
When
the eggs hatch the chicks dig their own way out, and are independent
of the parents from the very start of their life.
Predators
include Goannas, Python snakes, carnivorous marsupials introduced
pigs and foxes, and unfortunately humans and our domestic
pets.
