Saw this in a documentary, I’m still fascinated by a bee-eater tried to look after an offspring that’s at least twice its size.
Eggies
Submitted 2 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Broadfern@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
For anyone else wondering: The bird on the left seems to be a Brown-headed cowbird, found in North America, while the one on the right is a common cuckoo, found in Africa, Europe and Asia.
realitista@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Wow, even mafia behavior. Hardcore.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
The Mafia of Songbirds.