I Can't Help but Admire the Trash-Stealing Parrots of Australia
These garbage-loving cockatoos have taught each other how to break into bins, to the annoyance of residents and the delight of scientists.
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These garbage-loving cockatoos have taught each other how to break into bins, to the annoyance of residents and the delight of scientists.
Welcome to the first installment of Gizmodo’s Animal Crime of the Week, a regular exploration of animals and their bad behavior (but hey, it’s only natural). And what better place to start than by highlighting an animal crime ring so notorious that it’s now being intensively studied by scientists? Meet the trash-stealing cockatoo parrots of Australia.
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In their quest for food, animals venture into human environments to access one of the richest urban food sources: garbage. Two new studies published this month detail how cockatoos and raccoons, two notorious trash bandits, are using their smarts to overcome human obstacles and fill their stomachs.