Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Ground full of holes from Megapode hunters digging for eggs of the Megapode birds (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Megapode hunters hunting for eggs of the Megapode bird (Megapodiidae), East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Komodo dragon female on megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) female uses these birds mounds for nesting site for her own eggs, Komodo Island, Indonesia

Komodo dragon female on megapode mound (Varanus komodoensis) female uses these birds mounds for nesting site for her own eggs, Komodo Island, Indonesia

The only source of income, eggs from the Megapode bird. One egg costs 2 Kina, about 50 Eurocents, at the market. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, Pacific

The Hot Springs opposite the Volcano are colored by volcanic minerals. They are also a location where the locals come to boil eggs from the Megapode bird, found on the slopes of the volcano. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

The only source of income for people on Matupit island are the eggs from the Megapode bird, a small bird, that lays massive eggs in the hot volcanic ash and trusts the volcano to incubate them. One egg costs 2 Kina, 50 Euro cent, on the market, Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

The Hot Springs opposite the Volcano are colored by volcanic minerals. They are also a location where the locals come to boil eggs from the Megapode bird, found on the slopes of the volcano. Tavurvur Volcano, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea, Pacific