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How do cuckoos get other birds to raise their chicks?
Quick Answer
Some cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other species, and the host birds often raise the cuckoo chick as their own. The cuckoo chick may also push other eggs or chicks out of the nest.
The Full Story
This behavior is called brood parasitism. A female cuckoo lays an egg in another bird’s nest, sometimes matching the host egg’s color or pattern closely enough to avoid detection. When it hatches, the cuckoo chick can monopolize food and may even remove the host’s young from the nest. This strategy saves the cuckoo parents the work of raising offspring, though it places a huge burden on the host species.
Key Facts
1.Brood parasitism means laying eggs in another bird’s nest
2.Some cuckoo eggs mimic host eggs
3.The chick may outcompete the host’s young
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