Cuckoo
- Episode aired Jan 9, 2009
Cambridge ornithology professor Nick Davies helps David Attenborough explain the parasitical brood-behavior of the cuckoo. It specifically targets 20 European species (4 British, including t... Read allCambridge ornithology professor Nick Davies helps David Attenborough explain the parasitical brood-behavior of the cuckoo. It specifically targets 20 European species (4 British, including the warbler) and lays an egg (extremely similar to the other birds) in the nest. This hatch... Read allCambridge ornithology professor Nick Davies helps David Attenborough explain the parasitical brood-behavior of the cuckoo. It specifically targets 20 European species (4 British, including the warbler) and lays an egg (extremely similar to the other birds) in the nest. This hatches only to kill the hosts' own offspring and steal all of the food provided, possibly by p... Read all