Pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus) chicks leave the nest after just a few days and spend a couple of months being fed by adults who aren’t necessarily their parents. If there’s more than one female pukeko around, everyone will lay their eggs in one nest and the group’s males will take care of most of the incubation. Once the chicks hatch, everyone takes care of them.
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