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Rubbish-raiding parrots take lessons from co-conspirators

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are the first parrots known to have complex culture centred on food-gathering.
A GIF of a sulphur-crested cockatoo opening the lid of a household bin

A sulphur-crested cockatoo grabs a snack by walking along the edge of a rubbish bin to open the lid. Credit: Barbara Klump/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Parrots in eastern Australia have picked up a variety of bin-diving techniques by watching their neighbours — the first evidence that these large birds have distinct food-gathering cultures.

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Nature 595, 628 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01999-5

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