AE 988 - How Cockatoos Are Mastering Dumpster Diving with Dr. John Martin - Aussie English

AE 988

How Cockatoos Are Mastering Dumpster Diving with Dr. John Martin

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I am so proud to introduce you to Dr. John Martin of the Taronga Institute for Science and Learning!

Dr. Martin of Taronga Zoo recently got his research paper published in Science, the prestigious science magazine.

Together with his team, the paper titled “Innovation and geographic spread of a complex foraging culture in an urban parrot” talked about these cockatoos who have mastered dumpster diving. Kind of like the bin chicken, isn’t it?

If you want to help their team observe these clever birds, check out this app so you can help them in their research. I also recommend you to learn more about The Clever Cockie Project!

Follow the lovable Australian cockatoos via these links on:

Facebook: WingTags
Instagram: @wingtags
Twitter: @wingtags

You can always reach out to Dr. John Martin via his links here:

Facebook Group: Urban Field Naturalist
Instagram: @urbanfieldnaturalist
Twitter: @UrbanFieldNats
Naturalists Blog

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huu August 19, 2021

Cheeky flex ? Please explain. Thanks Pete

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1. Peter August 20, 2021
  
  Hey Huu, if you “flex” it means to show you muscles. And so it can be used informally to mean that you’re showing off, often by mentioning something in conversation “I’ve got a Ferrari” – showing you’re rich, you’re flexing.
  
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