Scientists Use Bird-O-Vision to Learn Why Some Cuckoos Are Expert Counterfeiters

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By Patrick Morgan
Mar 24, 2011 11:47 PMNov 19, 2019 8:18 PM

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: The reproductive life of a cuckoo is both easy---it lays its eggs in others birds' nests, and lets them feed the young---and difficult: cuckoos are involved in an "evolutionary arms race" with other birds, finds a new study. Even as cuckoos improve their counterfeiting skills---producing eggs that look more like others birds'---the host birds get better and better at identifying the forged eggs. How the Heck:

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