These Babies Are Parasites
How some animals figured out a free ride for their young. The post These Babies Are Parasites appeared first on Nautilus.
hen resources are scarce, some mothers can’t provide the care their newborns need, so their fledglings take advantage of other species to survive. “For all the animals that have brood care, there’s a parasite out there somewhere, parasitizing that care,” says Australian biologist Ros Gloag, who has spent the better part of two decades studying
