[00:00.0]Far to the west,
[00:02.19]in the Solomon Islands,
[00:03.80]lives an animal that
[00:04.78]depends on another characteristic of volcanoes for its survival
[00:09.61]Heat
[00:11.23]Meet the megapode,
[00:13.19]also known as the incubator bird
[00:16.35]Megapodes work hard to find the perfect spot to lay their egg
[00:21.31]And thanks to this island's volcanic springs,
[00:24.66]that spot is just a foot or two below the sand,
[00:27.91]where the temperature is an ideal 33 degrees
[00:31.12]But some megapodes don't seem as keen to dig as others
[00:34.71]and this can sometimes lead to fights
[00:37.60]With the dispute,finally settled,
[00:39.75]the victor lays an egg and covers it with sand
[00:43.0]Parenting over,
[00:45.0]the megapode leaves the time consuming job of incubation
[00:49.59]to the volcano
[00:51.0]While the megapode thrives on a volcano's heat,
[00:54.57]back in Hawaii,
[00:56.40]there's a creature that thrives on the exact opposite