Nicobar megapode may be used by more than one pair of birds. Microbial activity is the primary source of heat within mounds for incubation. The incubation period is approximately 70–80 days varying based on the incubation temperature. The young birds hatch fully feathered, and as soon as the feathers dry up, can fly. They do not need any parental care and join the group immediately. In the 1900s, eggs taken to Calcutta zoo hatched and the chicks, reared on a diet of termites, grew very tame. Nicobar megapode The Nicobar megapode or Nicobar scrubfowl ("Megapodius nicobariensis") is a megapode found in some
Creature Catalogue Creature Catalogue Creature Catalogue is a supplement for Basic "Dungeons & Dragons" first released in 1986, and updated in 1993. The "Creature Catalogue" is a supplement which describes over 200 monsters, most of which had been collected from "D&D" rules and modules, as well as 80 new monsters which had never been printed before; each monster is illustrated and indexed by habitat. In "Creature Catalogue" is collected all the creatures first presented in the official "D&D" adventure modules to that time, plus many new creatures and some converted from "AD&D". Also included is a comprehensive index of all "D&D" monsters