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Large (70 cm/2.3 ft long) ground-living bird
of the family Megapodidae, found mainly in
Australia, but also in SE Asia. They lay
their eggs in a pile of rotting vegetation 4
m/13 ft across, and the warmth from this
provides the heat for incubation. The male
bird feels the mound with his tongue and
adjusts it to provide the correct
temperature.