Michael Sharp„ age 14 of Columbia, S, C.

Where does the megapode bird live?

The amazing megapode is the only bird in the world who has learned to build an incubator, He is called the mound builder because he builds a great mound of vegetation to hatch his eggs, As the vegetation deoayss it gives off the heat needed to turn the eggs into chicks, Mounds six feet high and forty feet wide have been found,

The megapode is a heavyO big‑footed brush turkey. There are some 20 different varieties throughout the tropical regions of Australia$ New Guinea and the East Indies. Megapodes are also native to the Philippines,