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A parasite/parasitic nester. The one everyone knows is the Eurasian cuckoo, but very many birds do it.
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If birds are fat does it mean they are going to lay eggs?
Birds can be plump even when they are not laying eggs, but if they become fat quickly, they might.
Which birds kill other birds babies and claim their nests?
the cuckoo is known to rid a nest of eggs, and lay their own eggs in the nest. Then they leave the original nest owner to raise their young for them.
Why cuckoo do not build nest?
They evolved to be parasites to other birds, laying their eggs in the nests of other species, which raises the baby cuckoo as it's own young.
Which bird gives birth to young ones without laying eggs?
There are many birds that do not have to sit on their eggs constantly. Robins only sit on the eggs occasionally.
What are special features of the cuckoo?
It's a bird that makes the sound "cuckoo" and is famous for laying its eggs in other birds nests. The cuckoo chick then hatches before the other eggs, and pushes them out of the nest. The mother of the murdered eggs then presumes that the cuckoo is its own offspring and feeds it.
Which bird is famous for laying its eggs in another bird's nest?
Cuckoos and cowbirds are famous for laying their eggs in other birds' nests, and leaving the chicks to be raised by the other birds.
What birds are not laying eggs?
All birds lay eggs.
Does a crane lay eggs?
Yes. Cranes are birds, and birds reproduce by laying eggs.
A bird that knocks another birds eggs out of its own nest then lays its eggs in that nest for the other birds to feed and raise in?
Cuckoos do this.
When birds are laying eggs do they eat?
yes
What is the same from reptiles and birds?
laying eggs
Do birds give birth to their young instead of laying eggs and hatching them?
No, birds lay eggs.
What is the young one of cuckoo called?
A young cuckoo is called a "cuckoo chick." Cuckoos are known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species and letting those birds raise their young.
How birds reproduce by producing what?
Birds reproduce by laying fertilised eggs.
Does a gentoo penguin lay eggs?
Yes. Penguins of all species are birds, and birds reproduce by laying eggs.
Why do penguins lay eggs?
They're birds. Laying eggs is one of the things that defines them as birds.
Do owls lay egg?
Yes. Owls are birds, and birds reproduce by laying eggs.
