The cuckoo chicks then compete for food with the host's own babies.
Not exact matches
The young
cuckoo typically hatches before its host's
chicks do and will quickly shove their eggs over the side of the nest, thus ensuring that its hosts feed it and only it.
Unlike most birds, female
cuckoos come in different colours — it's all part of a strategy to avoid raising their own
chicks
Not as loopy as the woman who harasses the checkout
chicks at my local IGA, demanding they admire her aura and explain why a Hollywood celebrity hasn't swept her off her feet yet — but gently
cuckoo.