Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) male defending nest site, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) digging nest to lay eggs in sand, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) breeding pair, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Common Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) walking through Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) breeding ground, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) chick held by researcher after hatching in sand, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) walking, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) chick after hatching in sand, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) pair fighting over nest site, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) nesting pair courting, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) pair, one in dug out nest, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) in burrow used for incubating the eggs, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) running from Common Water Monitor (Varanus salvator) on beach, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) chick after hatching in sand, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) chick held by researcher after hatching in sand, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) digging sand to lay eggs, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) calling on nesting ground, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Kevin Schafer/ AITo / Maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) pair digging nest to lay eggs in sand, Sulawesi, Indonesia