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Theme Park Deploys Trained Crows To Collect Litter (theguardian.com)
An anonymous reader quotes the Guardian:
Six crows trained to pick up cigarette ends and rubbish will be put to work next week at a French historical theme park, according to its president. "The goal is not just to clear up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean" but also to show that "nature itself can teach us to take care of the environment", said Nicolas de Villiers of the Puy du Fou park, in the western Vendee region.... The birds will be encouraged to spruce up the park through the use of a small box that delivers a nugget of bird food each time the rook deposits a cigarette end or small piece of rubbish.
"There's an easier way to get rid of all the cigarette butts," suggests one anonymous Slashdot reader.
"Just train the crows to attack smokers."
"There's an easier way to get rid of all the cigarette butts," suggests one anonymous Slashdot reader.
"Just train the crows to attack smokers."
"There's an easier way to get rid of all the cigarette butts," suggests one anonymous Slashdot reader.
Not in the discussion.
I presumed they were the same anonymous Slashdot reader who submitted the story. They could also have been someone who was reading over the editor's shoulder.
It's equally likely BS, but you haven't discovered a smocking gun.
Maybe the comment they were referring to was from when the story was originally posted to Slashdot last year.
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For instance, the number one reason is because you want to.
Most smokers do not want to smoke, and wish they had never started.
The number one reason for smoking is addiction.
Most smokers want to quit, and have tried multiple times
It has been shown in previous studies that crows can learn from others, so after an initial few have been taught then I'd imagine that is enough.