to the cargo.
And the cargo revealed the crime.
What had initially appeared to be an inexplicable aviation disaster had unexpectedly exposed something much more serious.
The Moment Jason Understood
Standing beside the open cargo hold, Jason could not help but think about the extraordinary sequence of events.
The birds had followed the plane.
They had surrounded it.
They had continued despite the danger.
One of them had even been pulled into the engine.
And after the emergency landing, they still refused to leave.
Their behavior had seemed irrational from the cockpit.
Now it appeared painfully understandable.
They were trying to stay close to what had been taken from them.
Their eggs.
Their future offspring.
Their young.
The Instinct to Protect
Across the animal kingdom, parental instincts can be extraordinarily powerful.
Animals do not need human language to respond when their offspring are threatened.
They may defend nests, search for
