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This parasitic cuckoo bird shows cheaters don’t always get ahead

Anis that slip extra eggs into other nests end up with as many surviving chicks as honest anis

greater ani bird

SOMETIMES SNEAKY  The tropical bird called a greater ani has inspired a detailed test of how much cheating pays. Some individuals sneak eggs into neighbors’ nests and some don’t.

Luke Carabbia

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Cheating pays, sort of.