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A Strategic Arms Race Among Birds

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This map shows the association in space: On considering the possible relationships between these strategies, the authors then develop the following three hypotheses: (i) Brood parasites might selectively target cooperative breeders to maximize the care of their offspring. (ii)

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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But maybe bringing up a cuckoo brings good karma, who knows … After the initial posting, Andrew Bailey informed me that after a split, the babbler above is now Grey-hooded Babbler. Yes, you can get that information! At Sepilok, it can be hard to avoid taking photos of some non-birds, such as primates.