Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1982 |
Authors: | Gargett, V |
Journal: | Ostrich |
Volume: | 53 |
Issue: | 3 |
Date Published: | 1982 |
ISBN Number: | 0030-6525 |
Keywords: | Accipitridae, Aquila, Aquila verreauxii, Ictinaetus, Ictinaetus malaiensis, Ictinaetus malayensis, Struthio, Struthio camelus, Struthionidae |
Abstract: | Summary Gargett, V. 1982. The food requirement of a Black Eagle chick. Ostrich 53:178-181. A hand-reared Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii chick that was fed on hyraxes, Heterohyrax brucei and Procavia capensis, ate 29 626 g from hatching to flying at 93 days. For 18 days after its first flight it ate 5 910 g, (mean 328 g per day). The eaglet's food intake increased in cold weather and decreased during a hot spell.Summary Gargett, V. 1982. The food requirement of a Black Eagle chick. Ostrich 53:178-181. A hand-reared Black Eagle Aquila verreauxii chick that was fed on hyraxes, Heterohyrax brucei and Procavia capensis, ate 29 626 g from hatching to flying at 93 days. For 18 days after its first flight it ate 5 910 g, (mean 328 g per day). The eaglet's food intake increased in cold weather and decreased during a hot spell. |
URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00306525.1982.9634749 |
Short Title: | Ostrich |
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