A mother coot attacking one of her own brood, a behavior that occurs regularly in this species. Assaulted chicks are no longer fed by their parent and soon die. (Courtesy of BBC Motion Gallery.)
Textbook Reference: Parental Care Decisions, p. 404
A mother coot attacking one of her own brood, a behavior that occurs regularly in this species. Assaulted chicks are no longer fed by their parent and soon die. (Courtesy of BBC Motion Gallery.)
Textbook Reference: Parental Care Decisions, p. 404
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