What is a Crop?  Earthworms have a crop near the beginning of
their digestive tract. Two birds, which have crops. Article
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Free Widgets for your Site/Blog   A crop is part of the
digestive tract in many birds and some other creatures as well,
such as insects and earthworms. Essentially, it acts as a
storage container to hold food until it can be processed by the
body. In some cases, people can even see the area on a bird;
baby birds especially tend to have full, bulging crops that can
look like strange cancerous growths in the bird's neck to the
uninitiated.  Birds are probably the most famous for having
crops, although the area works in much the same way in other
animals. Essentially, since birds lack teeth, they rely on a
pre-digestive system to process the foods they eat so that they
can be broken down in the stomach. When a bi