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It’s no secret that crows are clever.
Like other members of thecorvidfamily, crows live in communities known asroostsand are known to scavenge their food.
Researchers are fascinated by the birdseven discovering that they can understand theconcept of zero.
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He has invented a method to train crows to pick up cigarette butts and other litter.
Litter removal is a hefty municipal expense.
At least 62% of this debris is cigarette butts.
Sodertalje, Sweden. (Photo: PHOTONEN/Depositphotos)
These clever birds are about as smart as a 7-year-old human.
They can be trained by the reward system and even learn the cleaning behavior from one another.
These feathery volunteers could potentially save about 75% of their costs related to cigarette waste.
A trial is currently underway to assess the efficacy of Corvid Cleaning’s ingenious new idea.
Financing is also up in the air.
However, the corvid cleaning crew is a new way to approach the old problem of city litter.
Thats an interesting thought.
In the meantime, we can all be cool like crows and pick up litter wherever we see it.
