People of Sydney are caught in a battle of wits with cockatoos, as they try to stop the crafty birds raiding their rubbish bins for food
Residents of Sydney, Australia, are caught in a battle of wits with cockatoos, as they try to stop the crafty birds raiding their rubbish bins for food.
The trick was seen in only three suburbs of Sydney in 2018, but by 2019 it had spread to 44 suburbs as The researchers observed the protection strategies being used on 3283 bins in four suburbs where bin-raiding by cockatoos had been reported, and gathered responses from 1134 residents in an online survey.
“Bricks seemed to work for a while, but cockies got too clever,” one resident told the researchers. “Neighbours on [the] other side of [the] highway suggested sticks. They work.”
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