Cuckoo (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Cuckoo

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The common cuckoo lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species, burdening these hosts with the task of raising its young.

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Photo by Olda Mikulica

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