Frigatebirds nest in trees or underbrush as a colony. The parents share responsibility for incubating an egg for 53 to 61 days. When hatched, the chick is featherless. Then they morph into this adorably yet helpless fluffball. For the first seven to 12 weeks, one parent will guard the offspring while the other hunts for food. After that period, the wayward father disappears leaving all the childrearing to the now single mom. He goes off to find another mate. She can only produce a single egg every other year. The frigatebird is the only bird with different mating frequency among the genders.
