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The Affection of Grebe Birds for Their Offspring  What might be
expected from an animal that has no consciousness is its leaving
its offspring after giving birth. However, on the contrary,
animals take all the responsibilities for their offspring to
such an extent that they don't neglect measures that could
protect their broods from dangers they might face in the future.
One of the best examples of this is the grebe, a species of
water bird. Grebes carry their offspring on their backs and, for
this reason, the parents become a kind of floating nest for
their offspring. The newly hatched youngsters climb onto the
back of the father or mother. The mother slowly raises her wings
so that her offspring will not fall off and feeds them with
morsels she holds in her beak, reaching her head out to one
side.  However what grebes give to their offspring first is not
actual food. Grebes first make their offspring eat feathers that
they either collect from