Song thrush thrush recognizes the cuckoo's non-mimetic eggs. However, the song thrush does not demonstrate the same aggression toward the adult cuckoo that is shown by the blackbird. The introduced birds in New Zealand, where the cuckoo does not occur, have, over the past 130 years, retained the ability to recognise and reject non-mimetic eggs. Adult birds may be killed by cats, little owls and sparrowhawks, and eggs and nestlings are taken by magpies, jays, and, where present, grey squirrels. As with other passerine birds, parasites are common, and include endoparasites, such as the nematode "Splendidofilaria (Avifilaria) mavis" whose specific name "mavis"
That's What Love Is Made Of That's What Love Is Made Of That's What Love Is Made Of was a 1964 hit song by Motown's original vocal group, The Miracles, issued on the label's Tamla records subsidiary (Tamla 54102). It was taken from the group's album "Greatest Hits from the Beginning", but originally appeared on their abortive 1964 album, "I Like It Like That". Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, and Pete Moore, this song was a "Billboard" Top 40 Pop hit, peaking at # 35, and a Top 10 Billboard R&B hit, peaking at #9. A showcase for poetic wordplay, The Miracles utilized