Polygamy, paternal care in birds linked to dinosaur ancestors
Friday, December 19, 2008 - 16:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Sure, they're polygamous, but male emus and several other ground-dwelling birds also are devoted dads, serving as the sole incubators and caregivers to oversized broods from multiple mothers. It is rare behavior, but research described in the Dec. 19 Science found that it runs in this avian family, all the way back to its dinosaur ancestors.