Our hand in the future: what can be done to avert mass extinction on a scale not seen since the age of the dinosaurs. From: For A Change | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Noble, Kenneth | COPYRIGHT 2004 For A Change. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Last summer I saw an extraordinary sight. A dunnock, a bird about the size of a sparrow, was feeding a young cuckoo which was about eight times as big as itself. European cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of other species. Each female cuckoo has evolved to exploit a particular species, often laying eggs that bear a striking resemblance to the foster mother's own. When the cuckoo egg hatches, the fledgling ejects any other eggs and young from the nest and then makes as much noise ...

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