Published 3 years ago

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

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A Sydney scientist noticed a sulfur-crested cockatoo opening his trash bin. In early 2018, birds in three Sydney suburbs had mastered the novel foraging technique. By the end of 2019, birds were lifting bins in 44 suburbs. “That spread wasn’t just popping up randomly. It started in southern suburbs and radiated outwards,” said Major.

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Yahoo News

Bin there, done that: Cockatoos learn to lift trash lids

A few years ago, a Sydney scientist noticed a sulfur-crested cockatoo opening his trash bin. Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was impressed by the ingenuity. Intrigued, Major teamed up with researchers in Germany to study how many cockatoos learned this trick.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

Bin There, Done That: Cockatoos Learn To Lift Trash Lids

A few years ago, a Sydney scientist noticed a sulfurcrested cockatoo opening his trash bin. Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was impressed by the ingenuity.

3 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Sulphur-crested cockatoos learn to open wheelie bins in Sydney – video

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are learning to pry open bins, with researchers finding the new skill has caught on in 44 Sydney suburbs in just two years. With help from the public, Australian and German ecologists have documented cockatoos learning the bin-diving behaviour through social interactions. The research, published in the journal Science, also found differences in the cockatoos’ bin-opening technique between different suburbs, arising from…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Cockatoos learn to work together to find food

Australia’s cockatoos learn how to lift up bin lids to forage for food from each other, rather than because of genetics, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Science, comes after academics launched a survey across Australia in 2018, which revealed a year later that residents from 44 different areas had reported seeing cockatoos perform the trick. Dr Barbara Klump, lead co-author, said it indicated the skill had spread “…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Bin there, done that: Cockatoos learn to lift trash lids

WASHINGTON (AP) — A few years ago, a Sydney scientist noticed a sulfur-crested cockatoo opening his trash bin. Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was impressed by the ingenuity.

3 years ago·United States

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