About: Hawkbower

Description
Metadata
Settings
- owl:sameAs
- Inference Rule:

About: Hawkbower Sponge Permalink

An Entity of Type : owl:Thing, within Data Space : 134.155.108.49:8890 associated with source dataset(s)

Australian bowerbirds have always been noted for the fantastic structures built by the male for the purpose of wooing a female. The hawkbower is no exception. The bower itself is quite a modest affair, housing the permanent nest and a small altar-like structure at the entrance. While the female incubates the eggs, the male, a rather hawk-like bird, catches a small mammal or reptile and sets it on the altar. The offering is never eaten but serves as bait to attract flies, which are then caught by the female and fed to the male to ensure his continuing attention during the long incubation period. Once the eggs have hatched the chicks are fed on the fly larvae that have developed in the rotting carrion.

Attributes	Values
rdfs:label	Hawkbower
rdfs:comment	Australian bowerbirds have always been noted for the fantastic structures built by the male for the purpose of wooing a female. The hawkbower is no exception. The bower itself is quite a modest affair, housing the permanent nest and a small altar-like structure at the entrance. While the female incubates the eggs, the male, a rather hawk-like bird, catches a small mammal or reptile and sets it on the altar. The offering is never eaten but serves as bait to attract flies, which are then caught by the female and fed to the male to ensure his continuing attention during the long incubation period. Once the eggs have hatched the chicks are fed on the fly larvae that have developed in the rotting carrion.
dcterms:subject	After Man After Man Birds Future animals After Man species Future animals After Man species Birds Omnivores Omnivores Australia Passerines Australia Passerines Flying Creatures Flying Creatures
abstract	Australian bowerbirds have always been noted for the fantastic structures built by the male for the purpose of wooing a female. The hawkbower is no exception. The bower itself is quite a modest affair, housing the permanent nest and a small altar-like structure at the entrance. While the female incubates the eggs, the male, a rather hawk-like bird, catches a small mammal or reptile and sets it on the altar. The offering is never eaten but serves as bait to attract flies, which are then caught by the female and fed to the male to ensure his continuing attention during the long incubation period. Once the eggs have hatched the chicks are fed on the fly larvae that have developed in the rotting carrion.

OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3217, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Standard Edition
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2012 OpenLink Software