5. Greater Honeyguide
The Greater Honeyguide has developed a strong relationship with humans by guiding them to honey so the humans can break open the hive. The humans are supposed to then share with the bird. However, the only bird that does business with man has an unethical side that borders on nightmarish. Greater Honeyguides emerge featherless from eggs laid in songbird nests—in the same manner as a cuckoo. Using a ghoulish bill hook, the young slash, rip and shake their nest-mates, leaving only the single Honeyguide chick. As the juvenile prepares to grow larger than its foster parents, the monstrous bill hook drops off.
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