You may well know that birds lay eggs. But did you know that they don't just lay their eggs in nests? These birds are called maleo fowl and they lay their eggs in the sand and they dig great big ...
Birds lay eggs of surprising variety, and scientists have long wondered why. Could it be that certain shapes protect eggs from shattering? Or perhaps allow them to fit snugly in a nest?
Brood parasitic birds lay their eggs in the nests of others, sparing themselves the expense of rearing their own young. The resulting coevolutionary arms race includes sophisticated defenses by ...
Eastern bluebirds found in the north and west reaches of their range tend to lay more eggs. Bluebirds form close knit families. Young birds from the first brood often help out with other broods by ...