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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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How and why do cows birds sneak their eggs into other birds' nests?

Cows do not lay eggs. However, some bird species, like the cuckoo, are known to lay their eggs in other birds' nests as a strategy to ensure the survival of their offspring. This behavior, known as brood parasitism, allows the deceived birds to raise the cuckoo's young, often at the expense of their own offspring.


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.


What fundamental charateristics do frogs and birds share?

Frogs and birds are both vertebrates with skeletal systems, but frogs are amphibians and birds are avians. They have different reproductive strategies, with frogs laying eggs in water and birds laying eggs on land. Both groups are adapted for their specific habitats, with frogs having moist skin for absorbing oxygen, and birds having feathers for flight.


How long does a common cuckoo incubate their eggs?

Common cuckoos do not build their own nests or incubate their eggs. Instead, they lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species and rely on the host bird to incubate the eggs and raise the cuckoo chick.


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.