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The Birds and The Bees

TED Radio Hour

CHAPTER

The Role of Fathers in Bird Parenting

In the bird world, once mom has laid that egg, dad can legitimately sit on that egg. This is why we do see a lot of biparental care in the bird world. There's a good amount of homosexual sex that happens between males who are also doodiful dads but certainly doing their own activities on the side. The more beautiful he is, the less he's going to help. That's because there's only so much biological energy to go around.

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