Ontogeny of behavior of hand-reared and hen-reared captive houbara bustards

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:33.3.CO;2-# The ontogeny of behavior of hand-reared and hen-reared captive houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata) was recorded between hatching and fledging and compared to determine ways to improve the behavioral and physiological health of individuals destined for release into the wild. Chicks from both groups were able to walk and run on the first day […]