Did Birds Evolve to Be Bad Parents?

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By Ken Ham

According to an article from World Nature News, the zebra finches of my homeland of Australia could be examples of evolution in action. These small birds practice something known as “brood parasitism.” Now, this is when a bird lays an egg in some other bird’s nest for them to raise. Reportedly, a recent study concluded that this style of parenting could help improve the species, since it allows zebra finches to lay lots of eggs without having to put the time, energy, and work into incubating the eggs and raising the young.

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