A lot of us will change our wardrobe to fit into a crowd, and the brood parasite known as the cuckoo has used evolution to do the same thing. Because cuckoos lay their eggs in the nest of a host bird, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Common cuckoos aren’t known for being model parents. Rather than ...

Brood parasites are some of the bird kingdom’s most notorious sneaks. They don’t rear their own young but instead pawn the task of child care off onto other species without their knowledge. Instead of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parenting can be lots of work for a bird: all that flying back and forth transporting grubs and insects to a nest of demanding ...