Birds Dumping Eggs on the Neighbors

A huge study of over 69,000 nests around the west coast of Scotland has revealed for the first time the full extent of egg dumping by seabirds. The findings show that cuckoos aren't the only birds to lay eggs in other birds' nests, and may give an insight into how so-called brood parasitism evolved.

While the cuckoo is famous for laying its eggs in other birds' nests, this habit is rare and poorly understood among seabirds.

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