Welcome to Fast Facts with Reasons for Hope!
I’m Carl Kerby, and we’re talking about the Australian Brush Turkey.
So, why is the airhole shape important?
That’s because when a Brush Turkey hatches from the egg, they’re fully feathered and will live life on their own without any support from their parents. They’ll hatch, climb to the surface of the nest, and then take off into the forest.
Remember, the temperature in the room increases as more people go inside it. Well, the temperature inside the egg also increases as the bird gets larger and larger.
So, in order for them to turn on their “air conditioner,” they’ll eat the inside of the eggshell. Imagine that you have your ice cream cone, and you start eating from the bottom of the cone. At the very tip, the hole isn’t very big, but as you work your way up, the hole size increases.
The same is true of the Brush Turkey egg. As they eat the inside of the egg, the airhole size increases … thus turning their “air conditioner” on so the baby can survive.
Amazing!
But, there’s one more thing that you’ll find interesting about this bird. We’ll talk about that in the next Fast Facts with Reasons for Hope.
Until then … stay bold!
Carl Kerby is the founder of Reasons for Hope and co-creator of the DeBunked apologetic video series. His radio feature, Fast Facts, is heard weekly on VCY America, Saturdays at 9:25 AM Central.
