What the heck is a lek?
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
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At Wessex Museums we’ve been listening to the worldwide conversations around the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests. We stand in solidarity with all those rejecting racism, social injustice and violence.
We are committed to sharing the stories of Wessex, and take seriously our responsibility to listen to, understand and represent the lives and histories of the diverse communities in our region.
We promise to keep listening and to keep learning.
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!