Miss Conduct S04 E06: Jacana Bird
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Surprise! On multiple levels -- not only is the subject of this episode NOT a human person, but both Ragavi and Nisha will hear about it all for the first time from our guest of honour, Mr. Chandrasekaran, Nisha's dad !
Bird Uncle Chandru, as he is fondly called, is an avid amateur ornithologist, who will tell us all about a female criminal bird - the Jacana.
The jacanas are a group of tropical birds in the family Jacanidae, and are noted for their slender, sleek bodies, often appearing as if they walk on water. Aside from entertaining a large harem of male lovers, female jacanas defend their breeding territories… to the death. The females lay eggs and proceed to the next mate, while the males take on all parenting duties.
And what do the females do between getting laid and laying eggs? They stomp around in other jacana nests, destroy their eggs, and -- this is the worst bit -- mate with the male in that nest! Sowing her wild oats, or just natural selection? Yes.
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