× Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask a question
Top Posters
Since Sunday
g
3
3
2
J
2
p
2
m
2
h
2
s
2
r
2
d
2
l
2
a
2
Home Q & A Board Discussion News Articles and Discussion
New Topic  
MouthoftheBeast MouthoftheBeast
wrote...
Posts: 27
Rep: 6 0
8 years ago
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/how-to-avoid-serious-egg-fraud/
Read 484 times
2 Replies
http://www.mouthofthebeast.com/

A blog about biology and life in college.

Related Topics

Replies
wrote...
#1
8 years ago
Reading an article like this reminds of that Simpsons episode where Bart adopts a set of eggs, only to find out they are dragons once hatched.

I never thought this would be a problem amongst birds (given their intelligence) until this article pointed it out. I'm sure there are many surrogate bird mothers who have no idea they're taking care of another bird's spawn.
Biology - The only science where multiplication and division mean the same thing.
wrote...
#2
8 years ago Edited: 8 years ago, MouthoftheBeast
Actually some birds can tell, however some Cuckoos still get their eggs taken care of because the surrogates know the cuckoos will destroy the surrogates eggs if the surrogate doesn't care for the cuckoo egg. Pretty cool stuff!
http://www.mouthofthebeast.com/

A blog about biology and life in college.
New Topic      
Quick Reply
Explore
Post your homework questions and get free online help from our incredible volunteers
  996 People Browsing
 157 Signed Up Today
Start New Topic Take the Tour CoursesNew Study Tools Topics Trending Browse by Textbook
Live Chat
Related Images
  
 764
  
 237
  
 133
Your Opinion
Who's your favorite biologist?
Votes: 586
Previous poll results: Where do you get your textbooks?