kleptoparasitism (zoology)

Pea crab

An example of an obligate kleptoparasite is the pea crab, which resides within bivalves...

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Brood parasitism

A European robin feeding a cuckoo. The cuckoo is known for laying eggs in the nests...

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Human target

Seagulls stealing a container of french fries at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.

Cuckoo behavior

The Lathbury's nomad bee is a Eurasian species of cuckoo bee, which lays its eggs...

Lionesses protecting their kill from hungry hyenas, which are known to steal other...

Sticky fingers?

Procuring honey from bees can be considered a form of kleptoparasitism.

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