Good Coot Parents Let Kids Starve, Make It Up to Them Later

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Mar 27, 2013 12:28 AMNov 5, 2019 12:20 AM

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Too many mouths to feed? Just make your babies fight each other to the death! That's a strategy some bird parents have been using since even before TheHunger Games was popular. It means the strongest chicks get stronger while the weakest ones conveniently stop showing up to the table.

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