The world's most lazy bird: Lay eggs on tree branches, break other fruits

For some reason we have to . sympathize with birds laying eggs on this tree branch.

Except for humans, when it comes to lazy animals, we often think of sloths. However, the truth is that countless other species are more lazy than sloths! The bird below is a typical example.

White leisurely bird.

This super lazy bird has a name that sounds like it doesn't work hard: white.

The white tern (white tern) has the scientific name Gygis alba , is a small seabird of Nhan family, living mainly in tropical waters.

White white is a small bird, full of white fur with long black beak, green beak root, brown eyes and a narrow black ring around the eyes, yellow legs.

They are widely distributed throughout the Pacific, Indian Ocean and also nest in some Atlantic Islands. In the breeding season, white terns gather on coral islands, lay eggs and raise babies right on the thin branches or sharp rock edges that are difficult to reach. Their food is mainly small fish caught in the water.

White terns are very popular because of the habit of laying eggs in slender, bare trees.

By now, do you know why this bird is called "idle" and is called "the world's most lazy bird" ?

White terns are very popular because of the habit of laying eggs in slender, bare trees instead of laying in the nest (only white ones do so, other common birds breed on the ground). After the study, the scientists thought that they did so to avoid having to raise the offspring of parasitic birds (only birds specialized in laying eggs in other birds' nests).

That is a reason, but it is very harmful. Just a big wind is the eggs or young birds that can fall to the ground and die.

For this reason white leisure also has its own adaptive way: newly hatched young birds have very developed legs, enough to cling on tree branches. In addition, this bird is also very "hard" to give birth, just need to detect the disappearing egg, the female white bird is ready to lay another fruit.

White terns are also very long compared to other birds, it has been noted that the longest life span of white leisure is 17 years.

This bird is also very "hard" to give birth.

White terns raise their babies right on the branches.

A white tern sitting on an egg.

They often clamp eggs or young animals between the legs to help prevent falling.