Cuckoo's Clever Deception: Lays Eggs in Host Nests, Outsmarts Crows

• Cuckoos are shy but clever, using tall trees for protection and rarely seen despite their song.
• They practice brood parasitism, laying eggs in other birds' nests (crows, mynas, cranes) without building their own.
• Female cuckoos sometimes remove or eat host eggs to make space for their own.
• Host birds incubate and raise cuckoo chicks, often failing to distinguish them from their own offspring.
• Scientific research shows cuckoos lay eggs in nests of the same species that raised them, ensuring a perfect match in appearance.

Why It Matters: Cuckoos are master brood parasites, cleverly using other birds to incubate and raise their young.