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red dog 1

(29,136 posts) Thu Oct 31, 2024, 11:40 AM Oct 31

In France, crows have been trained to collect cigarette buts & deposit them into a box for a reward

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In France, crows have been trained to collect cigarette buts & deposit them into a box for a reward (Original Post) red dog 1 Oct 31 OP

Local crows have trained me multigraincracker Oct 31 #1

Train them to come closer and interact to get a nut ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 31 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author multigraincracker Oct 31 #19

I've bee trying for years. multigraincracker Oct 31 #19

FORMIDABLE!!!!! Mme. Defarge Oct 31 #2

Too bad they can't train people to do that PatSeg Oct 31 #3

They could but... cannabis_flower Oct 31 #4

It would only work askyagerz Oct 31 #7

It would only work Jerry2144 Oct 31 #11

And that about sums it up! PatSeg Oct 31 #22

Exactly! Lulu KC Oct 31 #15

I know this is supposed to be a feel good story Ontheroad Oct 31 #5

Yes! Lulu KC Oct 31 #16

Yes. My mind immediately went to "beak herpes." Teacher of the Year Oct 31 #18

I love crows, and ravens 🐦‍⬛ Clouds Passing Oct 31 #8

On my little phone, I misread crows as COWS. progressoid Oct 31 #9

Now just automate the box JoseBalow Oct 31 #10

Highly taxing cigarettes Jerry2144 Oct 31 #13

"Refundable butts"... training the homeless instead? JoseBalow Oct 31 #14

That is really neat. Thank you red dog 1 debm55 Oct 31 #12

My personal opinion.... they should train the crows to Teacher of the Year Oct 31 #17

multigraincracker

(33,957 posts)

1. Local crows have trained me

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 12:31 PM

Oct 31

to toss out peanuts when they yell at me in the morning. They sure are smart.

ArkansasDemocrat1

(3,213 posts)

6. Train them to come closer and interact to get a nut

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Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:03 PM

Oct 31

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multigraincracker

(33,957 posts)

19. I've bee trying for years.

Reply to ArkansasDemocrat1 (Reply #6)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 03:43 PM

Oct 31

The only luck I have is with the chickadees and nuthatches.
In this rural area, I’m guessing farmers have shot at crows and cause fear.

Mme. Defarge

(8,501 posts)

2. FORMIDABLE!!!!!

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Thu Oct 31, 2024, 12:48 PM

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PatSeg

(49,678 posts)

3. Too bad they can't train people to do that

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Thu Oct 31, 2024, 12:54 PM

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cannabis_flower

(3,842 posts)

4. They could but...

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 12:56 PM

Oct 31

People expect greater rewards.

askyagerz

(901 posts)

7. It would only work

Reply to cannabis_flower (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:03 PM

Oct 31

If the machine dispensed a new cigarette lol

Jerry2144

(2,612 posts)

11. It would only work

Reply to askyagerz (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:18 PM

Oct 31

If people were smarter than crows. Considering how 48% of our population is, I think it’s unlikely people can be trained

PatSeg

(49,678 posts)

22. And that about sums it up!

Reply to Jerry2144 (Reply #11)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 05:00 PM

Oct 31

Lulu KC

(4,016 posts)

15. Exactly!

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:58 PM

Oct 31

I feel a mixture of amazement and disgust with this news item.

Ontheroad

(1 post)

5. I know this is supposed to be a feel good story

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 12:56 PM

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But birds are so sensitive to so many toxins, I can't help wondering how the nicotine residue in their mouths affects them. I don't love making this their job.

Lulu KC

(4,016 posts)

16. Yes!

Reply to Ontheroad (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:59 PM

Oct 31

It's stirring up the "I hate people" part of my brain, the part that I try to leave fast asleep as much as possible. Those self-sacrificing crows.

Teacher of the Year

(152 posts)

18. Yes. My mind immediately went to "beak herpes."

Reply to Ontheroad (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 02:14 PM

Oct 31

I grew up on a bird farm (all sorts of birds from chickens, to emus, rheas, endangered pheasants, an ibis and more birds with over 200 species and tons of babies of all sorts.

So, lol, as far as I know there is no such thing as beak herpes but if there was ever a way to find out...

Clouds Passing

(2,061 posts)

8. I love crows, and ravens 🐦‍⬛

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:03 PM

Oct 31

progressoid

(50,713 posts)

9. On my little phone, I misread crows as COWS.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:15 PM

Oct 31

JoseBalow

(4,920 posts)

10. Now just automate the box

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:18 PM

Oct 31

and install them around town.

(Bio-degradable cigarette filters would be nice too.)

Jerry2144

(2,612 posts)

13. Highly taxing cigarettes

Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #10)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:20 PM

Oct 31

With a butt deposit, refundable would be better

JoseBalow

(4,920 posts)

14. "Refundable butts"... training the homeless instead?

Reply to Jerry2144 (Reply #13)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:24 PM

Oct 31

I like the crows idea better.

debm55

(35,062 posts)

12. That is really neat. Thank you red dog 1

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Thu Oct 31, 2024, 01:19 PM

Oct 31

Teacher of the Year

(152 posts)

17. My personal opinion.... they should train the crows to

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 02:04 PM

Oct 31

peck the smokers who throw their butts on the ground until they pick them up. Crows never forget, the would follow them all day, people would never throw their smokes on the ground again.

(this is mostly Though part of me likes it when nature rebells against mankind's attempts to spoil things).

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