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Submitted by Holly on 03 Oct 2013.
What a fabulous question! Given that baby birds imprint on their parents after they hatch, it does seem illogical that cuckoos don't do the same - so how do they know they are actually a cuckoo? This discussion with Dr Naomi Langmore from ANU explains how it happens.