Why does a cuckoo flap its wings loudly or imitate the cries of birds of prey?
Correct answer: To scare away the bird to which it tosses its egg
Indira
I didn’t understand anything very bad explanations
arohanui
that third paragraph in particular is very weird.
Patricia
Almost incomprehensible, definitely laughable. Good job we all know what cuckoos actually do.
Beaker
don't understand the explanation
Coo
I lived next to trees (in the Scottish Highlands) where the Cuckoo returned each year. The Cuckoo generally sticks to one host species. I don't understand the explanation and obsession with a bird "throwing" it's egg. I certainly witnessed no throwing just a speedy exit from the trees generally chased by very scared little birds.
Player Say what!?
Glad to read I was not the only one confused. So, does the cuckoo throw an egg into another nest like a fastball or maybe a slider?