U. Nomi 3 months ago
#Birds can be #parasites??
Technically! "Avian brood parasites" lay their eggs in the nests of others, manipulating the "host" nest parents into rearing their (oftentimes much larger) young.
In this case, "parasite" refers to the act of allocating another's energy for parenting.
Like cowbirds do:
add a skeleton here at some point