
Beloved as a herald of spring cuckoos have held a place in our hearts for centuries But for many other birds the cuckoo is a signal of doom for it is nature's most notorious cheat In this enormously engaging book naturalist & scientist Nick Davies reveals how cuckoos deceive other species uncovering an evolutionary race between cuckoos & the hosts Cuckoo offers a new insight not only into the secret lives of these extraordinary birds but also how cheating evolves & thrives in the natural world