Thursday, 22 July 2021

Cockatoos in Sydney learning from each other to bin-dive for food, study finds

Sulphur-crested cockatoos’ ability to pry open bins has spread across 44 suburbs in only two years Sulphur-crested cockatoos are learning from each other to open wheelie bins in order to scavenge for food and the behaviour is rapidly catching on across Sydney, according to new research. With help from the public, Australian and German ecologists have documented cockatoos learning the bin-diving behaviour through social interactions, with reported sightings of the behaviour growing across Sydney in recent years. Continue reading...
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