The Baby Bird That Evicts Its Siblings Before They Even Hatch What chick hatches into the world already programmed for strategic murder? Meet the common cuckoo chick — nature’s most notorious brood parasite. Instead of raising its own young, an adult female cuckoo lays her egg in the nest of another bird (often a warbler, pipit, or sparrow), leaving the unsuspecting foster parents to do all the work. The cuckoo chick hatches early, blind and naked… and immediately begins its takeover. With a bui

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Cuckoos practice brood parasitism by depositing their eggs in the nests of other birds. Their eggs hatch faster, and the young cuckoo instinctively ejects the host's eggs or chicks from the nest to reduce competition. This ensures the cuckoo chick monopolizes the foster parents' care and food. Despite the chick's larger size and demanding behavior, the host birds usually continue feeding it, believing it to be their own. #reels #instagram #bird #nature #birds #birdsofinstagram #wildlife #photogr