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The genetic cost of being a lazy parent... if you're a cuckoo finch
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 30 Oct 2026, 14:20 UTC. The headline in use is “The genetic cost of being a lazy parent... if you're a cuckoo finch”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
African cuckoo finches (Anomalospiza imberbis) are very deceptive birds, or at least the mothers are. They sneak into the nests of other birds, such as prinias and cisticolas, to lay their eggs, then slip away and leave the hosts to raise the chicks.
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The genetic cost of being a lazy parent... if you're a cuckoo finch
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