Why do cukoo's not build nests?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 8/17/2019

Cuckoo's don't build nests because they are a parasitic species. When the mother is gone, they lay their own eggs in the nest, and the host mother raises the young cuckoo to adolescence. And that is why cuckoos don't build their own nests.

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∙ 17y ago

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