This story appears in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. For the care and feeding of its offspring, the common cuckoo outsources. When she’s ready to lay an egg, a female ...

Vivarium (2022) and Cuckoo (2024) also draw their inspiration from brood parasitism. Gizmodo: What are your own thoughts on the cuckoo’s horror-inspiring breeding strategy?

Right now the Republican Party appears as being subjected to what ornithologists call “brood parasitism.” More colloquially: behold the spectacle of one bird -- Donald Trump, think cuckoo ...

Only about 1 percent of all bird species resort to this sneaky family planning method, called obligate brood parasitism, but it has evolved at least seven separate times in the history of birds ...

cuckoo bird; News on cuckoo bird. Date. 6 hours 12 hours 1 day 3 days all. Rank. Last day 1 week 1 month all. LiveRank. ... In doing so, they actively protect their nest against brood parasitism, ...

All the latest science news about cuckoo birds from Phys.org. Topics. Week's ... Passerine bird takes advantage of human ... In doing so, they actively protect their nest against brood parasitism, ...

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains minor spoilers for “Cuckoo,” now playing in theaters. Roughly 40% of cuckoo bird species are “brood parasites.” Instead of building its own nest, the ...

The Estonian Ornithological Society has been selecting the bird of the year since 1995, and the cuckoo is the 30th. The Bird of the Year initiative's purpose is to educate the public about a bird ...