MIHAN Nagpur, Maharashtra 29/9/2014, Juvenile of Grey Bellied Cuckoo ( Indian Plaintive Cuckoo) being BROOD PARASITE whereas Prinia acting as SURROGATE MOTHER, a phenomenon seen quite often in cuckoos ( asian koel & few other cuckoos) male distract attention of host and female of cuckoo lays eggs in nest of host... and than host becomes parents, the flow of Harmon which raises emotions of mothers responsibility never allows host to ever understand that they are not parents even when they see size of chick or colour or hunger, they burn candle from both ends to feed juvenile
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:37:45 +0000