SPOILER ALERT: This article contains minor spoilers for “Cuckoo,” now playing in theaters. Roughly 40% of cuckoo bird species are “brood parasites.” Instead of building its own nest, the cuckoo ...
There are plenty of birds that are widely referenced in popular culture today, whether as a sports team name or as the origin for an ubiquitous turn of phrase—looking at you, ugly duckling. But few ...