Natural World · SEASON 28
Cuckoo
Episode 7 · 2009-01-09
- Documentary
Episode overview
The sound of the cuckoo is to many the very essence of spring, yet behind the magical call is a bird that is a cheat, a thief and a killer. Just how does the cuckoo trick other birds into accepting its eggs and raising its young? Why don't the duped foster parents react as they watch the baby cuckoo destroy their own eggs and chicks? And why do they work so relentlessly to feed a demanding chick that looks nothing like them and will soon dwarf them?
Season 28 episodes
1. Titus: The Gorilla King2008-11-11
2. Whale Shark2008-11-18
3. Clever Monkeys2008-11-25
4. Crocodile Blues2008-12-02
5. Cork - Forest in a Bottle2008-12-09
6. Great White Shark: A Living Legend2009-01-02
7. Cuckoo2009-01-09
8. The Mountains of the Monsoon2009-01-16
9. Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World2009-01-23
10. Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans2009-01-30
11. Elephants without Borders2009-02-06
12. Snow Monkeys2009-02-13
13. Cassowaries2009-02-19
14. A Farm for the Future2009-02-20
15. Iron Curtain: Ribbon of Life2009-03-06
16. Uakari: Secrets Of The English Monkey2009-03-26
