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https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-and-cockatoos-are-embroiled-in-an-escalating-arms-race-in-australia>
"Australia's crafty, sulphur-crested cockatoos (
Cacatua galerita) appear to
have entered an "innovation arms race" with humans, scientists say, as the two
species spar over the rubbish in roadside bins.
The white birds, which can grow nearly as long as a human arm, initially
surprised researchers by devising an ingenious technique to prise open
household bin lids in Sydney and other areas.
Now, a new study says they have gone a step further by thwarting the
escalating defenses of fed-up humans.
The birds' and humans' behaviour may reveal a hitherto unexplored
"interspecies innovation arms race", said a study published Monday in
Current
Biology."
Via 7B'JaJaDa. See also:
An arms race over food waste: Sydney cockatoos are still opening kerb-side
bins, despite our best efforts to stop them
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https://theconversation.com/an-arms-race-over-food-waste-sydney-cockatoos-are-still-opening-kerb-side-bins-despite-our-best-efforts-to-stop-them-189969>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
