Biology
Cowbirds Raised By Surrogate Bird Parents Maintain Their Identity in Unique Ways, New Study Shows
Cowbirds lay their eggs in neighboring nests and abandon the to be raised by surrogate bird parents. Researchers recently spent some attempting to figure out whether the birds know they are different from their adopted families and how they handle it in terms of feeding, mating and flocking.
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