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Some brood parasites have evolved to look like predators, which can scare a potential host bird, prompting it to fly off and leave the nest open to intruders.

Since some brood parasites rely on several different bird species as foster parents, more than a sixth of all species in the avian world care for chicks that aren’t their own at some point.

In fact, parasites are by definition bad for their hosts, but today, more scientists are starting to think about parasites as forces for good. “I don’t think anyone is born a parasitologist.

CHENNAI: An invasive weed, native to North America, is slowly choking the Chengalpet forests and Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, threatening the local vegetation, ecology and habitat of migratory ...