O*GE claims the biggest nest could potentially hold up to 16 kids at one time, ... Whatever its use, we think this bird’s nest bed is a cool and fun idea and perfect for children and adults alike.

Shutterstock I would please like to know how birds make their nests? How do they know how to weave the twigs together and what makes the twigs stick together? – Miguel, age 10, Brisbane Hi ...

Birds go to great lengths to hide their movements while they're engaged in building their nests, knowing that predators (like cats, hawks and squirrels) are on the lookout for just such activity.

Some birds, such as cuckoos, will lay their eggs in someone else's nests. Others lay them on the ground among leaves or pebbles, or on cliffs with very little protection. For the birds that do ...

Birds that nest on or near the ground, like the house wren, push their young to leave early. Moving on the ground is more dangerous than moving in trees, so house wrens have higher chances of ...

Birds don't have great odds as they face a fair amount of predators. About 60% to 70% of nests will not survive. And, said O'Shea, it may be higher in urban and suburban areas.

"I feel like when we draw illustrations and show nests to kids, we show the most beautiful, sort of prototypical nest," Sheard says. "But actually birds will do a lot of very strange things ...

To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations: safe, clean, dark and with pools for bathing.