{
  "id": 17239949,
  "title": "The genetic cost of being a lazy parent ... if you're a cuckoo finch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-genetic-cost-of-being-a-lazy-parent-if-youre-a-cuckoo-finch",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-genetic-lazy-parent-youre-cuckoo.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "African cuckoo finches (Anomalospiza imberbis) are very deceptive birds, or at least the mothers are. They sneak into the nests of other birds, such as prinias and cisticolas, to lay their eggs, then slip away and leave the hosts to raise the chicks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}