火山列岛 08

Far to the west,

in the Solomon Islands,

lives an animal that

depends on another characteristic of volcanoes for its survival

Heat

Meet the megapode,

also known as the incubator bird

Megapodes work hard to find the perfect spot to lay their egg

And thanks to this island's volcanic springs,

that spot is just a foot or two below the sand,

where the temperature is an ideal 33 degrees

But some megapodes don't seem as keen to dig as others

and this can sometimes lead to fights

With the dispute,finally settled,

the victor lays an egg and covers it with sand

Parenting over,

the megapode leaves the time consuming job of incubation

to the volcano

While the megapode thrives on a volcano's heat,

back in Hawaii,

there's a creature that thrives on the exact opposite