Feathered Females in Charge

0:00This is bird note. Male birds are often the larger, flashier sex that caught choosy females, which in turn raise their chicks. The male's attention-getting tactics include the virtuoso songs of lair birds, the booming built-in bagpipes of a male sage-grouse, and individual drumming rhythms of palm cockatooes. However, in other species, females compete for males, and the males then tend the nest and raise the chicks. With dracanas, also known as lily trotters for the fabulous long toes that allow them to walk on lily pads, females challenge each other over territories in which to house a cluster of males half their size, and the males perform all the childcare.

1:00The females of three species of fallaropes, will since red-necked and red, also rule the roost. They fight over males, sometimes mating with many. The female chooses the nest site, but then leaves the male with incubation and raising the young. Other stay-at-home dads include most of the rat types, such as ostriches, emus, and kiwis, which branched off early in bird evolution, suggesting that this childcare arrangement may have very old origins. For bird note, I'm Wunfei Tong. Bird note is supported by wild-delight bird food. Wild-delight provides thoughtfully crafted blends that support wild birds and backyard birders alike. Anyone who feeds birds knows the difference. Who feeds birds knows the challenge. Squirrels are clever, persistent, and always nearby.

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