Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), artwork. Common cuckoos are brood parasites. That is, they lay their eggs in the nest of other birds, leaving the cos

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Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), artwork. Common cuckoos are brood parasites. That is, they lay their eggs in the nest of other birds, leaving the costly rearing of their young to the owner of the nest.

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Size: 3418px × 2563px
Photo credit: © LUIS MONTANYA/MARTA MONTANYA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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