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When the first parrot learned to go through the trash can, people just lamented how smart and pitiful the little guy was.

But as if in the blink of an eye, earthlings found that they were wrong and completely underestimated the IQ of parrots, because all parrots have now learned to go through the trash can.

The parrots are thanking nature for their gifts. The trash can is canned and they can lift the lid if they want to eat, but the rubbish is also thrown everywhere.

Humans, on the other hand, find it difficult not only to clean up after the parrots have had enough to eat and drink, but also to fight these small animals in a violent way. But the counterattack still has to be done, and that is to arm the trash can so that the parrot can't go through the trash.

Even a few days ago, research articles showed that the conflict between humans and birds was still escalating.

So, can you tell the difference between victory and defeat?

The conflict took place in Australia, where parrots in some areas are fully adapted to city life, can quench their thirst with water dispensers, search for food in garbage cans and have their own toilets everywhere. People take great pains to collect rubbish into buckets, and they can easily dig it out again.

In the eyes of netizens, the way they eat is cute, but in the eyes of some local residents, parrots are simply flying mice, but with better looks.

At first, people thought that putting the lid on the trash can would stop the parrot from rummaging through the garbage, but the parrot had a way to open it.

It just needs to stand on the edge, then peel off the lid with its feet to make a gap, then control the lid with its mouth, and then it can be lifted, and a set of movements will flow.

To them, it's like opening a blind box, and a parrot opens a trash can and attracts companions around them.

In this blind box atmosphere, the researchers were surprised to find that parrots are already learning the skills of opening trash cans from each other.

Because at first parrots that can go through trash cans only exist in big cities, but then the situation began to spread to the surrounding areas. In other words, these little guys are not only fully adapted to living with humans, but also begin to "evolve" their survival skills.

In order to prevent parrots from invading the trash can, people have come up with a lot of ways.

At first, it was common to add weight to the lid of the trash can, that is, to add a stone:

But this is clearly another underestimation of the parrot's IQ.

They soon understood the problem and began to push the rock over, bringing it to the edge of the trash can and finally letting the stone fall. Then it's time to eat and drink so as not to fill your stomach.

During this time, they will use their mouths to control the top of the bricks, so that these difficult to move bricks stand up, making it easy to roll.

It will also attack from the bottom, using leverage to remove the brick:

No, find a school for the kids.

Faced with this situation, people continue to think about upgrading the trash can. Including not limited to sticking the trash can with shoes:

To secure the weight on the trash can:

Add nails and tendons to the trash can:

Jam the trash can with a stick, leaving only a small space to open:

All in all, the researchers looked at more than 3000 trash cans and found that not only were the defenses escalating, but the parrots were also overcoming the problem.

For example, the weight you fixed will be destroyed and removed.

They are also immune to threats from toy snakes and owls and even break sticks stuck in trash cans.

In this regard, handmade channel boss Maker's Muse also opened the challenge mode, want to know where the limit of the parrot is. He first designed a mini trash can prop with an iconic red lid.

Parrots soon learn how to open the lid and get their own food, which is too easy for them.

Then he added two corks to the trash can:

The parrot removed the cork:

Thicker branches need to be removed from a certain direction, which is not difficult for parrots.

What about tie a bow to the trash can?

The parrot will think this is a delivery question.

But it's not that he hasn't found the weakness of the parrot.

Just a little afraid of the plush toy bird in his house, the parrot will unconsciously move a few steps out, and may be ugly by it:

In addition, one of the most effective ways is to add a lock to the trash can, so that the parrot really can't open it, but it becomes more inconvenient for people to throw rubbish.

In fact, you don't have to think about it to know that the final victory of the human-bird war will definitely belong to human beings. after all, there are many cards in people's hands, and their tricks emerge one after another, so they can only redesign a trash can.

But some people are not optimistic about this, because parrots are indeed learning, they could not even open the trash can many years ago, how can you guarantee that these gaudy trash can enhancement plans will not be cracked by them in the future.

In addition, some people have put forward a new point of view that parrots can go through trash cans because they have adapted to human society, but maybe in a few years, human beings will also adapt to streets full of rubbish. If they go through them casually, won't the problem be solved?

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Reference:

Https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Behavioral-sequences-of_fig4_353396127

Https://www.sciencealert.com/clever-cockatoos-have-learnt-and-spread-a-culture-of-trash-bin-looting

Https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01285-4#

Https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cockatoo-open-trash-cans

Https://www.livescience.com/cockatoos-humans-arms-race-australia?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_content=livescience&utm_medium=social

Https://phys.org/news/2022-09-arms-food-sydney-cockatoos-curbside.html

Https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/sep-24-the-milky-way-tells-its-story-raccoon-criminal-masterminds-back-to-the-water-and-more-1.6591908/how-trash-bandits-furry-and-feathered-outsmart-humans-for-food-1.6591914?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

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