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Which of the following interaction shown by cuckoo (koel) and the crow ?
Which of the following interaction shown by cuckoo (koel) and the crow ?
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The correct option is D Brood parasitism
Brood parasitism in birds is fascinating examples of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host and lets the host incubate them.
During the course of evolution, the eggs of the parasitic bird have evolved to resemble the host’s egg in size and colour to reduce the chances of the host bird detecting the foreign eggs and ejecting them from the nest. For example, movements of the cuckoo (koel) and the crow in your neighbourhood park during the breeding season (spring to summer) and watch brood parasitism in action.
So, the correct answer is "option D"
Brood parasitism in birds is fascinating examples of parasitism in which the parasitic bird lays its eggs in the nest of its host and lets the host incubate them.
During the course of evolution, the eggs of the parasitic bird have evolved to resemble the host’s egg in size and colour to reduce the chances of the host bird detecting the foreign eggs and ejecting them from the nest. For example, movements of the cuckoo (koel) and the crow in your neighbourhood park during the breeding season (spring to summer) and watch brood parasitism in action.
So, the correct answer is "option D"
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