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Clever Cockatoo Manages To Remove Brick To Get Inside Bin

Clever Cockatoo Manages To Remove Brick To Get Inside Bin

The brick was at least double the weight of the bird and yet it managed to move it off perfectly.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

A clever cockatoo has showed that a brick will certainly not stand in the way of it getting some trash food.

The Aussie birds can be a terror around people's bins as they scavenge for scraps and end up leaving a mess everywhere.

However, one resident thought they were pretty smart by putting a goddamn brick on top of their rubbish bin to prevent any would-be feasters from getting his prized trash.

The heavy building block would have deterred most things, however one bird has managed to push it off, seemingly with ease.

Someone caught the incredible moment when the bird used its beak and brute strength to nudge the brick to the bin lid's edge.

Then, with some almighty force, it flipped the brick onto its side and then popped it off onto the ground.

Considering the average weight of a cockatoo is somewhere between 300g to 1.2 kilos, and the average weight of a brick is about 2.27 kilograms, this is one hell of a feat.

The footage of the moment has gone viral on Reddit and people can't believe the strength, intelligence and tenacity of this bird.

One viewer wrote: "It's not just that they are clever it's that they are spiteful with it. You'd think putting on a brick would encourage the birds to just move on to a neighbours bin because they are brickless but instead the cocky is like 'actually no, f**k this guy if he thinks this will stop me'."

Another added: "It can't though. That's the cool thing, it is actually using a really clever application of forces to move the brick. You can practically see it learning as it goes."

A third said: "Notice him trying different spots and positions to get the best leverage, amazing."

This feat just adds to the scientific observation that cockatoos have taught themselves how to open bin lids.

Scientists from Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany have helped study the sulphur-crested cockatoo's ability to teach itself the interesting trick over several years.

They were alerted to the behaviour by ornithologist Richard Major, from the Australian Museum Research Institute, who told them he had witnessed it becoming a thing in his area.

Back in 2018, they were able to identify three suburbs in Sydney that had cockatoos who could open the bins. Less than 18 months later, that had grown to 44 suburbs.

The researching team discovered the birds have most likely learned from each other how to pull off the interesting feat.

Featured Image Credit: ulittlerippa/Reddit

Topics: Australia