Scarlet macaws lay as many as four eggs per clutch, but only one or two chicks survive until fledging due to parental neglect. Scarlet macaw in flight. (Credit: Zdeněk Macháček via Unsplash.

“We found that 26% of second chicks in scarlet macaw broods and nearly all third and fourth chicks die before fledging.” Perplexing, isn’t it? How could such loving creatures abandon their own young ...

Scarlet macaws are a symbol of fidelity and virtue to many people because they are thought to mate for life—but it turns out that they also "play favorites" when feeding their young, making them ...

Researchers and conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society's Guatemala Program, WCS's Bronx Zoo, the National Park Service of Guatemala, and other groups report a major conservation ...

Worked at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for 2 years. Earned her Ph.D. Scarlet macaws lay as many as four eggs per clutch, but only one or two chicks survive until fledging due to parental ...

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