Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature they endure one of the

they endure one of the longest mammalian migrations on the planet

and fire - much the same life we have lived for most of our time on earth

growth and flowering

foraging and fishing

Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature they endure one of theBeloved as a herald of spring, cuckoos have held a place in our hearts for centuries. But for many other birds the cuckoo is a signal of doom, for it is nature's most notorious cheat. In this enormously engaging book, naturalist and scientist Nick Davies reveals how cuckoos deceive other species, uncovering an evolutionary race between cuckoos and the hosts. Cuckoo offers a new insight not only into the secret lives of these extraordinary birds, but