Egyptian plover the job may be hasty. The chicks are precocial, and can run as soon as they are hatched and feed themselves shortly afterwards. The adults cool the chicks in the same way as with the eggs. The chicks may drink water from the adult's belly feathers. The adults bury the chicks in the sand temporarily if danger threatens. The bird is sometimes referred to as the crocodile bird for its alleged symbiotic relationship with crocodiles. According to Herodotus, the crocodiles lie on the shore with their mouths open and a bird called "trochilus" flies into the crocodiles' mouths so as
Plover, Iowa Plover, Iowa Plover is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 77 at the 2010 census. Plover was platted in 1883, soon after the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad was built through that territory. The railroad president named the town after the plover bird. Plover is located at (42.878058, -94.622648). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 77 people, 34 households, and 20 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were