Cuckoo – The enemy in my nest

Alien eggs in the nest! Why do bird parents tolerate this? Are the tactics of the cuckoo simply too genius?

Length52/45min
Year2017
DirectionVolker Arzt, Angelika Sigl
Shoot DirectionDietmar Nill, Roland Gockel
CameraDietmar Nill, Roland Gockel, Brian McClatchy, Robert Sigl, Rudolf Diesel
CutChristian Scholz
MusicJörg Magnus Pfeil, Siggi Mueller, Sebastian Haßler
SpeakerSascha Rotermund
ForWDR/SWR/HR/ARTE
AwardsHeinz-Sielmann Preis 2018
Deutscher Naturfilmpreis 2018

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