‘Interspecies innovation arms race’: cockatoos and humans at war over wheelie bin raids

Research shows Sydney residents devising increasingly sophisticated ways to keep highly intelligent but ‘bloody annoying’ birds out of household wasteFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet ourfree news app,morning email briefing ordaily news podcastCockatoos and humans are locked in what Australian researchers have described as “an interspecies innovation arms race”.Sydney residents are resorting to increasingly sophisticated measures to prevent sulphur-crested cockatoos from opening and raiding household wheelie bins, detailed in new research published in the journalCurrent Biology.Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morningContinue reading...
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