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I just learned something today about cuckoos that was pretty astonishing. OK. I'd heard that cuckoos put their eggs into another bird's nest so that the other bird could do all the parenting. But I hadn't heard that the baby cuckoo--before opening its eyes--pushes the competing eggs out of the nest, just like Humpty Dumpty!
This is animal behavior worth knowing about. If you see a cuckoo putting its egg into a nest: Do NOT remain underneath that nest!!! You will end up with egg in your face!
Bird regards,
WW
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