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What is brood parasitism in birds?
AEating its own eggs
BLaying eggs in a host nest
CBuilding a shared nest
DFeeding another's chicks
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Laying eggs in a host nest
The parasitic bird lays eggs in the host's nest and lets the host incubate them, as the koel does with the crow.
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