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Learn how to call like a cuckoo
Nick Davies is Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Cambridge. He shows Michael Berkeley how to recreate the sound of the bird which fascinates him. You could try it at home, but take care - local male cuckoos might take offence!
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