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Assertion Koel (cuckoo) build nests for retiring and taking rest during night time and day time for nocturnal birds.
Reason Koel lays egg in the nest of tailor bird.

A

Both Assetion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct exp lanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

Reason is true, but Assertion is false

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The correct Answer is:
D
The birds aer the most beautiful among all the animals. They show courtship, nest building, parental care, migration and terristorial behaviour. Koel (Eudynamis) does not make any nest, but lays eggs in the crow nest. In this way, koel is a nest parastite.
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