Xplor More: Befuddled Bobwhites

Baby bobwhites are barely bigger than bumblebees, and predators rarely pass up a chance for quail kabobs.

In fact, for every 10 bobwhites born in Missouri, only one will live long enough to see its first birthday. Good habitat, with bare ground that’s easy for little chicks to run across and clumpy plants where they can hide, gives them a fighting chance.

Can you beat the odds and lead these little guys across the prairie to mom and pop?