A review of the birdcentric novel “Accidentals” (the title of which is in the plural for a reason)
10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2020
And the nandu, a South American rhea, has an intriguing chick-survival strategy: a week before hatching, the male (who does the incubating) pushes one egg out of the nest. They fly at night and end up in places you wouldn’t expect them.”. It breaks, attracting flies, which result in maggots that eventually feed the other chicks.
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