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Crows, cuckoos and the occasional benefits of parasitism

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A 16-year study of great spotted cuckoos and the carrion crows on which they act as nest parasites (by sneaking their own eggs into the crows’ nests), reveals that these parasitic cuckoos can also help their hosts by repelling predators.

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