The Feathered Water Bearers: How Male Sandgrouse Provide for Their Chicks. AI-Generated.
In the vast, arid stretches of Africa and Central Asia, where the sun bakes the earth and water is a rare luxury, survival is a constant test. Amid this unforgiving environment, one bird species has evolved an extraordinary way to care for its young — the sandgrouse. Specifically, the male sandgrouse plays a unique role that few birds share: he fetches water, not in his beak, but in his feathers.
