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[lostandforgotten]

I just watched a rerun of a SBS documentary about Korean kids being sent up for adoption to U.S. families so that they can study in the U.S. One kid was sent up for adoption at age 14 to an African-American household. Parents will pay large sums of money to a broker who specilizes in this kind of adoption. Korean parents are probably the most irrational, illogical, selfish, narrow-minded in the world.

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[Ilsanman]

Anything to get into America.

And I do mean...anything.

[hellofaniceguy]

On the other hand...while they relish the idea of a western education and want all the benefits of one...they sure will jump at the first chance to bad mouth the U.S. and join the band wagon when others do the same.

[Guri Guy]

Pretty crazy stuff. Sounds like those birds that lay eggs in other bird's nests and trick them into taking care of them. It's called the cowbird.



Brown-headed Cowbird..
(Molothrus ater)
Cool fact: In the open grasslands of precolonial North America, the Brown-headed Cowbird's habit of depositing its eggs in the nests of other species freed it to follow the peregrinations of the bison herds. The bisons kicked up insects upon which the cowbirds fed. Still associated to some extent with large mammals, such as horses, cattle, and sheep, the Brown-headed Cowbird has now greatly expanded its range throughout the modern landscape from coast to coast. Brown-headed Cowbirds by Larry McQueen

Brown-headed Cowbirds are brood parasites, that is, they have completely abandoned the tasks of building nests, incubating eggs, and caring for hatchlings. Instead, each female deposits as many as 40 eggs per year in nests that belong to other bird species. More than 100 other species have provided host nests for cowbird eggs. The female cowbird finds these nests by watching patiently from an observation post where she can look down upon grassland species, by observing the nests of tree-nesting species while she walks quietly on the forest floor, or by crashing noisily through shrubbery with flapping wings to flush out potential victims. She typically chooses a nest with eggs smaller than her own and lays a single egg quickly at dawn once the host has also started laying eggs. Unlike the parasitic European cuckoos, Brown-headed Cowbirds do not evict their nest-mates, although the female may remove and sometimes eat eggs from the host nest. Instead, cowbird nestlings typically out-compete their smaller nest mates.

The cowbird's range expanded soon after many forested landscapes were cleared and large domesticated mammals were introduced. These events brought the cowbird into contact with naive populations of potential hosts, many of whom have not yet had time to evolve strategies for dealing with brood parasitism. Most species will abandon their nest if the cowbird egg is laid first. Some species recognize and reject cowbird eggs, while others appear unable to distinguish either egg or nestling from their own legitimate offspring. When the egg is recognized but the host species is too small to remove the egg, the nest may be abandoned, or new nest material may be placed over the cowbird egg, insulating it from being incubated. Nests of Yellow Warblers, a frequent cowbird victim, have been found with up to six stories, as multiple Brown-headed Cowbird eggs were recognized and covered.

The most common hosts of Brown-headed Cowbirds are Yellow Warblers, Song Sparrows, Red-eyed Vireos, Chipping Sparrows, Eastern Phoebes, Eastern Towhees, Ovenbirds, and Common Yellowthroats. The Red-winged Blackbird is an important host because of its sheer abundance, although the actual percentage of nests parasitized is relatively low. Although the Brown-headed Cowbird's individual host's nesting success is adversely affected, most species have not suffered population declines as a result of brood parasitism. Exceptions, however, include Black-capped Vireos, Least Bell's Vireos, and the endangered Kirtland's Warbler, a species whose very existence may depend on the continued control of Brown-headed Cowbird numbers within its limited range. In addition, brood parasitism by Brown-headed Cowbirds might contribute to the reduced success of some species in fragmented forest environments.

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[Ilsanman]

I would hope that my mother wouldn't throw me away.

And my mother did a fine job, thanks for asking.