As cities around the world grow, scientists are taking a closer look at animals that eat human garbage. In one Australian suburb, wild cockatoos taught themselves how to open garbage bins. And they're outsmarting humans who have devised methods to keep them closed. But just because wildlife has access to human food, doesn't mean it's good for them. | Business Insider Today
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Bin-opening cockatoos: The crafty birds are battling locals for their bins Australia's cockatoos appear to have entered an "innovation arms race" with humans, scientists say, as the two species spar over the rubbish in roadside bins | Bilyonaryo
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112K views · 1.4K reactions | A three-year study has shown that cockatoos have taught themselves how to open household rubbish bins. Five hundred birds and Sydney residents were tracked to reveal the new skill set. Cockatoos who couldn't master the lid stood by as another bird did the job for them. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/nsw 7NEWS at 6pm. #Sydney #7NEWS | 7NEWS Sydney | Facebook
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33K views · 647 reactions | A few curious cockatoos learned how to open residential waste bins in Australia, and now other birds have started copying them, with incidences of bin-looting spreading across eastern Australia in easily traceable waves. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2284984-cockatoos-are-figuring-out-how-to-open-bins-by-copying-each-other/ | New Scientist | Facebook
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17K views · 650 reactions | Clever cockatoos have learned how to open bin lids to forage for food! Not only that but they have learned how to do this from each other! How smart is that?! These findings are part of new research into cockatoo behaviour by the Dr John Martin here at Taronga, the Australian Museum and the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Well done, team!  Video courtesy of The Conversation. | Taronga Zoo Sydney | Facebook
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