Barbara C. Klump

2 months ago | biorxiv.org | Michael Chimento |Edwin S. Dalmaijer |Barbara C. Klump |Lucy Aplin

AbstractHuman-modified environments offer novel resources, but their exploitation can be a source of human-wildlife conflict. Residents of Sydney have reported increasing cases of bin-opening behavior by sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita), with evidence this behavior is socially learned between birds. Households protected their bins, yet cockatoos have learned to defeat these defences. In response, residents increase their defence-level, setting the stage for a behavioral "arms race".