Chris Mensing
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Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
Fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
It looks like we've got six males and one female.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
And the timing is such that the cowbird egg will hatch first.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
So by the time that the host birds hatch, that cowbird may be up to four times the size.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
And when they start begging for food from their parents, the loudest, the most aggressive chick is going to get fed.