The Infinite Monkey Cage cover image

The Secret Life of Birds

The Infinite Monkey Cage

00:00

The Chloacal Protuberance of a Vasa Parrot

The world's ugliest bird, the vasa parrot, has a 'chloacal protuberance' The male inserts this structure into the female and actually forms what's called a copulatory tie. He's presumably whispering sweet nothings in her ear, and she's eating jaff again. My guess is that this must be something to do with sperm competition. And they ide elect their younger. See if there are any clues as to what time of yeari know i think you'll find, ha, ha,ha, with multiple different partnersthee,. There are some birds that you willa that their nests have been examined, and 98 % of those nests

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app