Check this out. The Maleo, a bird that only breeds on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, has been given it's own private beach for the nesting season. This bird buries its eggs in volcanic sand which incubates them, and when the young hatch, they are able to fly immediately - talk about precocious!
Here's the story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090515/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_bird_beach_3
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