<p>CNN) -- Shorebirds known as oystercatchers may provide evidence not only that birds, like people, get "divorced," but that those getting dumped are more likely to land in a shoddier home in a more dangerous neighborhood.</p>
<p>The bird that flies the coop first, usually the female, ends up with a nest closer to food and with 20 percent more chicks, said University of Bern (Switzerland) scientists, who studied the habits of oystercatchers on a Dutch island for eight years.</p>