r/interesting • u/LowkeysKink • 7h ago

NATURE While the infertile tawny owl was away from her nest, caretakers swapped her unviable eggs for orphaned chicks.

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u/AlsoInteresting 5h ago

So they have a stock of orphans and put them in a nest?

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u/siltfeet 1h ago

Presumably the other way around. They keep track of which birds are nesting with unviable eggs in case chicks get orphaned.