Egg tossing (behavior)
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egg-tossing-behavior-250-6777775
title:
Egg tossing (behavior)
text:
Egg tossing or egg destruction is a behavior observed in some species of birds where one individual removes an egg from the communal nest. This is related to infanticide, where parents kill their own or other's offspring. Egg tossing is observed in avian species, most commonly females, who are involved with cooperative breeding or brood parasitism. Among colonial non-co-nesting birds, egg-tossing is observed to be performed by an individual of the same species, and, in the case of brood parasite
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description:
Behavior observed in some species of birds
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tossing_(behavior)
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date modified:
2024-04-22T08:15:26Z
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