Cuckoo Bird vs. Cuckoo Duck: Bizarre Parasitic Bird Behavior

I stumbled across this video observing the behavior of two “parasitic” fowl: the cuckoo bird and cuckoo duck. One murders the victim nest’s egglings and hypnotizes the parents into feeding it, while the other tricks gulls into incubating their young.

Both are very bizarre behaviors, but the cuckoo duck somehow seems less terrible.

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Duck Raising Information

This site is a reincarnation of my site that was formerly called “Duck Central.” I plan to organize information on best duck raising practices and present them here.

In the meantime, here’s the old site as it was so you can still access the material until it’s replaced with better stuff!

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RaiseADuck.com Launched!

Greetings fellow duck enthusiasts, casual observers, and pondering inquisitors alike! Thank you for joining me in my quest to make the world a better place for ducks.

This site is dedicated to studying these magnificent birds, and to spread and share knowledge of how to take care of them.

If you have an ideas to contribute, I’d love to hear them! It takes a whole village to raise a duck, so I encourage you to join in if you have an ideas that could help other duck raisers out there.

If you have any questions about ducks, please ask me!

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