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  • 3D-Printed Eggs Can Even Fool Wild Birds Into Thinking They’re Real

    3D-Printed Eggs Can Even Fool Wild Birds Into Thinking They’re Real

    Maybe you’re familiar with the arsehole behaviour of cowbirds. Known as “brood parasites”, cowbirds lay eggs in another bird’s nest and trick the host bird into raising cowbird offspring at the expense of her own. Like I said, arseholes. But birds can learn to recognise imposter eggs. That’s where 3D printing comes in.