Cheep, cheep! This chick wants food. But what is inside its mouth? Did someone paint white circles in there?

No! This bird is the crested coua. The chicks have little white targets in their mouths.

Some scientists think the targets help show the parents where to put food.

At the zoo, the chicks eat crickets, worms, and mice guts. In the wild, they eat bugs, berries, seeds, and snails.

When a chick opens its beak for a meal, its parents know just what to do!