Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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White stork (Ciconia ciconia) brooding very young chicks. The first hatchling typically has a competitive edge over the others. While stronger chicks are not aggressive towards weaker siblings, as is the case in some species, weak or small chicks are sometimes killed by their parents.

This behavior occurs in times of food shortage to reduce brood size and hence increase the chance of survival of the remaining nestlings. More... indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com/2015/02/white-stork-ciconia-ciconia.html

Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Ciconiiformes
Family: Ciconiidae
Genus: Ciconia
Species: C. ciconia

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