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Scientists Get Bird's Eye View of How Cuckoos Fool Their Hosts
April 26, 2010
LONDON, April 26 -- The University of Cambridge issued the following news release:

Using field experiments in Africa and a new computer model that gives them a bird's eye view of the world, Cambridge scientists have discovered how a bird decides whether or not a cuckoo has laid an egg in its nest. The finding offers unique insights into a 20 million-year-old evolutionary arms race.

Only seven groups of birds in the world have evolved as brood parasites, laying their . . .

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