The Curious Life of the Cuckoo ATLAS-TIMES ATLASES Spot and Friends

Spot and Friends

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The Curious Life of the Cuckoo ATLAS-TIMES ATLASES Spot and FriendsOur greatest nature writer explores the myths, legends, history and hidden world of one of our most secretive and masterfully duplicitous animals. Is there any bird more mysterious than the cuckoo? It is invariably heard, and not seen. And if seen, it is mistaken for a sharp winged hawk. The female cuckoo by a trick that borders on alchemy is able to disguise its egg as another's. In Greek myth the god Zeus assumed the form of a cuckoo to seduce Hera.