How cockatoos are outsmarting humans to feast on our garbage
- As cities expand, scientists are examining the relationship between animals and human garbage.
- Cockatoos in one Australian town have discovered ingenious ways to pry open garbage bins and feast on food waste.
- But just because wildlife has access to human food, doesn't mean it's good for them.
As cities around the world grow, scientists are taking a closer look at animals that eat human garbage. In one Australian suburb, wild cockatoos taught themselves how to open garbage bins. And they're outsmarting humans who have devised methods to keep them closed.
But just because wildlife has access to human food, doesn't mean it's good for them.
If you saw this video and live in Australia, the Big City Birds project invites you to fill out this survey on bin-opening by cockatoos:
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