Reminds me of how the Yosemite National Park ranger answered when asked why it was so tough to design a bear-proof garbage bin: “There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.”
recommended your first parrot video to a friend who inherited a parrot that quickly got depressed. He already had 3d printer and went to town immediately. Within no time the bird was lively again and the bond between the two has grown immensely stronger. He did make the mistake of making a plug puzzle with a plug that inadvertently resembled the shape of his laptop charger plug. Now when it's free flying across the house it will regularly unplug his laptop in the search for all nom noms. Lovely vids as always!
"Australian military surrenders to cockatoos after they inexplicably learn how to access missile launch buttons. Local man suspected of betraying humanity and teaching them human secrets."
Let's bring em in. I restate my opinion that we should turn Australia into a Battle royale arena for all animals. We already started, so let's see this through. ;p
I'm an animal behaviour researcher based in Sydney & I know/work with the authors of the paper you referenced! Feel free to get in touch if you want to discuss cockatoo puzzles or anything :D Great video!
It's interesting how much of the time spent "solving" the puzzle for Popeye is the fact that every time he does a step or half a step or whatever he has to check the area to make sure it's safe to continue focusing on the puzzle. He could probably knock a third or more off of his solve time if he didn't have to constantly be on the lookout.
I have actually used a version of this technique. I used to live in a place with in-wall air conditioning units and pidgeons would try to nest on top of the A/C mounting boxes. After a bit of reading I went to the toy store and bought some rubber snakes. Once the rubber snakes were perched on top of the A/Cs, the birds never came back to check if they were real.
Was really hoping he would leave it out to see if they'd ever adapt to it and know it's not real. I wouldn't want to scare them off either tho, those birds look amazing.
@@eaglestdogg Had some birds here during mating season who would get so territorial they'd chase off every other bird they saw.. Not something I'd normally notice or care about but it kept smashing into my window at like 7 am because it thought its reflection was another bird. Had so many smear marks on my window I eventually printed out and taped a picture of an owl to the window and it never came back. I think it had a good chance of learning the picture wasn't real but I doubt it ever came close enough to have a good look. Like a bear in the woods, I'd never go back to that spot even knowing that it most likely moved. Makes me want to get a 30 foot statue of an eagle and see all the birds in a 10 mile radius just disappear 😂
Still blows my mind that you just have parrots flying around in your yards. I mean, I guess our crows are kind of social, and they definitely have laughed at other animals before. We have also had families with baby Cooper's Hawks two years in a row now, which are impressive birds based on size and predatory behavior, but also the juveniles are kind of dumb, sometimes walking towards squirrels or rabbits on the ground and being surprised when the prey animal runs away...
Corvids (the family crows, ravens, and jays belong to) are very intelligent and some can actually talk like parrots too! They're just not as popular as parrots cause they're not as brightly colored and have some negative connotations.
I've seen crows dropping nuts on the road, waiting on an electrical line nearby, and going for the seed as soon as a car crushed the shell. I dont know if they will solve the same type of puzzle as Popeye and his flock does, but they're really smart too. One missed tho and dropped a nut close to me as I was going out, I crushed the shell and when I came back 30minutes later, there was nothing left. Also, crows have been observed going after individual who did something wrong to them. And while that's totally anecdotal, one of my step mom's neighbor rescued a crow from certain death, I think he fell off the nest or something, he took care of the bird and after that, every single evening the crow came back and sometimes had a nut for the guy, he wasn't afraid of him either, he could pet the crow without issue.
@@laurentl3410 I just want to let you know that I think that last story is extremely wholesome and my day is much better after hearing that. Thank you for sharing :)
This is a really good use of the internet. I'd love to see even more wildlife studies meet maker/3D printing type of videos. Thanks for putting in the time!
There’s an interesting one of a Swedish man (correct me if I’m wrong) training magpies to collect garbage and drop it in this bin device for seeds. They would collect plastic bottle lids I think
As someone currently residing in north Adelaide, I’ve only seen these guys as little buggers that yell a lot. You’ve opened my eyes to their true nature, and now I see them for what they truly are. Another one of our treasures, like the little rainbow lorikeet and other such birds. I sincerely thank you for this opportunity.
They have more complex social lives than many of us apparently. They have a small circle of bffs that they most often hang around with and forage and roost with, but they also visit with other larger groups that they forage and/or roost with, and move between groups as needed, and apparently know other individuals in the different groups. This may also be why the bin opening behavior spread so quickly, because they take their knowledge between all the groups they interact with.
I've watched Gallahs wait for my chickens (the chickens chase them away) to leave their food. Then they go in and eat it. I find it strange how the chickens will chase Gallahs and Plovers away, but not Sparrows which are so much smaller. Also have Cockatiels, and they've definitely shown their intelligence. I've come to realise the majority of birds are highly intelligent creatures. Even chickens which aren't depicted as being intelligent. They may sound and look stupid, but they aren't. Have an established hierarchy.
Your bird interactions remind me so much of my dad who built the weirdest electronic contraptions to interact with wild birds in the 70s when homemade electronics where still a bit like witchcraft. Gives me a fuzzy feeling, he must have been a lot like you back then. RIP.
Love the moment when Popeye _nearly_ opened the lid enough, then ducked his head to get the seeds, and the lid fell back down and hit him on the head. The little jump was very funny 😂
My cat would also do this, his dry food was in a dispenser with lid and sometimes its closed. But doesn't matter, he WILL have his food and keeps reopening it while the lid is falling on his face xD
Our wheelie bins are very similar, and equipped with keyed locks. They're certainly no match for the Lockpickinglawyer, but it should be enough to keep any bird away.
All you really need is a kind of tab that will fall inside the lip when it's closed & can be pushed on from the outside to be depressed enough so the lid can open. A lock is good for people, but as a bare minimum to keep out pests it's the best simple solution I could think of.
Indeed, a simple springed clip should be more than enough. Here the lock prevents your neibourhood from throwing their trash on your account. The bins are weighted at each lift, and we pay both the lift the price per kilogram.
@@bbbbbbb51 Bin Lock Lever Lock Has Already Been Done . It Is On Waste Managements Keyed Bins . The Lock , Locks When The Bin Is On The Ground And Unlocks When The Bin Is " Tilted " , Inverted Upside Down While Being Emptied Into The Waste Truck . The Lock Is Hinged , With Gravity Making Use Of The Counter Weighted Lock Levered Latch It Locks Swinging Forward , Inverted ( While Being Emptied ) The Lock , Latch Swings ( Due To Gravity ) Backwards And Away From The Closed , Locked Position .
Imagine the first cockatoo to figure it out Bird 1: man I'm so hungry I wish there was something I could eat Bird 2: you know humans throw a lot of good food in that thing over there Bird 1: imma try to open it and see what happens Bird 1: *opens trash can* Bird 2: bro... no way
Popeye swings his head around so much compared to the healthy birds to keep a look out. That alone demonstrates an understanding of object permanence as he has adapted to his injury. Naturally he’d have effortless near 360° coverage of his world. Losing half of that hasn’t resulted in “out of sight, out of mind” to his blind side.
We had one mate that had his own beer mug. Started really talking a lot when he drank. When he got drunk, he couldn’t fly, he had to walk out of the bar. Next morning, he would have a hangover. Yeah, real bitch. One time he made it to a tree, hung upside down, and screamed all night. We had to limit his drinking. He didn’t like that. A Bloody Alcoholic that bird.
Love videos like this that combine engineering and investigation with animals. Also this type of documentation is so much more interesting than just reading scientific papers
I taught one of my birds to bow for food, another to make a particular noise. After a while there were a few other birds who picked up, by observation, either one or both of the behaviours.
I love that this guy actually takes time to interact with the audience (us) and answer their questions. Not all content creators do that and sometimes it feels like they just see us as money instead of people who Actually enjoy learning about what one person does. I'm talking about youtube btw not twitch.
3:25 the problem here is that the holes indicated for them that they should be functional. This is why he tried many times to grab through the hole. The color itself is not important. The shape is important for them
Some smarter birds (like these) absolutely understand the state of mind of other creatures, which is why Popeye didn't open the lid while Prince may have been watching. In the wild, crows and other corvids won't hide food if other crows are watching, or they will actually fake hide food (make the motions without depositing anything) if they know they are being watched. Only humans and a handful of other animals have this power of "self-awareness."
It's not really self awareness, since that is very specifically about being able to feel, understand and most importantly reason about your own physical or mental state. What is shown is more like empathy, but distinct from it. Called theory of mind. Self awareness was a much more complex topic than I realized once I wanted to condense it into a sentence.
It's not that deep. Pretty much every animal understands hiding food from others/the group otherwise they would've died out as a species. Cats do it, dogs hide bones in the back yard or under couch cushions and they run to the next room to hide it from you if you keep 'stealing' them when cleaning the house. Wild dogs do it, bears do it, pretty much any creature that bothers to save food really. You don't have to 'understand what other creatures are thinking' or anything of the sort, they'll learn to hide their food better the first time they tuck some away and come back for it after it's stolen. Empty bellies teach them to be better hunters but also to get better at 'preserving' food. Pretty much every species also fights over food and refuses to share when they're starving, no different from hiding food which is why you'll always see the 'pack leader' mentality arising where they don't allow anyone to eat until they're done. Not at all a sign of deeper intelligence or whatever you'd call it, it's just evolution, same with cannibalizing weak offspring in tough times.
I’m sure both birds choose to not open it with the other around so they don’t teach each other. Prince, since they’re so dominant, had likely learn to be a bin chicken. So the miniature one was easy for them
“Clever girl” is a relevant quote. Also Popeye definitely new what he was doing when not opening it in front of Prince. Also making the equivalence between a trex destroying the toilet roof and a cockatoo opening a trash bin is an equivalence that evolution most agrees with.
The cockatoos on my property are always scared off by the smaller king parrots and lorikeets which I find really interesting some serious bird war went down a long time ago and our more colourful friends clearly won
In Oregon our bins have a heavy rubber bungy cord to keep the lid closed. Seems that’s all they need to do. They are heavy enough I don’t think the birds could open them and would take a long time to destroy them.
They can chew through cellular/telecom rigid coax, so a few Bungie cords would have little effect I'd imagine. It's a big enough issue that the major wireless telecom companies have special part numbers for down under.
@@trinidad2099 Let me guess: they have some sort of overlapping metal armour layer on the outside that requires the electrician to own some seriously beefy cutters in order to install it?
Same state, but must be a different region in it (no bungie cords). We put a rock on our lid, but it's just to keep the wind from blowing it open / contents out.
I fortunately do not live in an area where that kind of things are necessary, but if I were, my go to solution would probably be similar to the stick in the video, but with a screw and nut, to open it, you have to hold both end and rotate at least one end, even if they figure out that spinning is the key, they still can't unscrew it, since it spins freely, and I doubt that two of those nasty birds could figure out how to work together in order to open the bin. or a simple code lock (set to 000 of course), that works to.
Dude it's absolutely brilliant, i like experiments like this one. It's extremely helpful and for educational purpose and just to see how beautiful these birds are. Keep up great work.
I feel like this is foreshadowing to you taking over the world with Australian wildlife. And this scares me. . **Maybe a tab that you have to push to release the lid would work against the birds, considering a human thumb could provide more force than a push of a bird's beak.
I don't live in Australia so I don't know if garbage collection is different, but wouldn't this prevent the garbage truck from dumping it since the lid worl would stay shut?
I feel like they'd eventually figure out a single push tab lock. However, two tabs that have to be pushed simultaneously might do the trick, especially if they're on opposite sides.
I have wild “pet” Magpies in my garden, they are so clever. They sit on my roof and call to me or throw things at the window to get me to bring out food for them. I have some videos of them on my channel. Love Your work mate!
Back when I used to have KFC for lunch at home every day at roughly the same time, I had a pair of magpies that would see my car coming along the highway and fly down to the front of the house to meet me... I was giving them the bones from the chicken to finish off, and they learnt that my car came along 10-15 minutes before the food came out. I miss them... Since I changed my hours at work, they haven't been coming much.
@@tin2001 isn’t it so special and rewarding to interact with them! They are so clever and your right they know what time to expect you to bring them there bones from your KFC. I’m sure there will be many more opportunities to see and interact with other Magpies and wild birds in general. Sorry for my late response to your reply. All the best from the UK 🇬🇧👍
Padlocks We have baboons where I live. Stopping them from bin raiding is a constant issue. The current bin iteration has two clips locked with padlocks, but there are metal buttons/dowels that the truck can press to unlock it from the inside. This has worked for some time now but the boons recently learned they can pry a gap big enough for a bag to be grabbed. Leading to a few messy streets Unless the birbs can pick locks it may be worth suggesting, even if overkill
Hey Angus, argentinian biologist and 3d printer here. This is the best i've seen on youtube ever, I find adorable the attention and time you've payed to this surprisingly smart creatures. Congratulations, excelent video!
I'd like to see a puzzle that can only be opened by two cockatoos working together. Maybe a lever that has to be pushed down at the same time that the lid has to be opened.
Birds have been flipping lids for ages. Partly learned behaviour, partly they're persistent. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to make a bird proof bin with a couple of latches that both have to be pressed together from either side of the bin to release the lit. Or simply put a brick on top of the lid which is something I do to stop crows (in Ireland) from doing similar damage.
I love birds, I'm really interested in parrots (i own 2 budgies and 2 linnies). And I love 3D printing so this is pure gold for me! Quick question: what filament do you use that is 'birdproof'? I'm working on some 3d printed bird toys and furniture help.
I just think you are so lucky to have these amazing birds just there where you live. Also damn I love this channel. Always such surprising yet satisfying videos!
How about a simple gravity latch that would prevent the lid from opening, unless the entire bin was turned upside down, like when the truck grabs them to empty it. You can reach under the lip and hold the latch up to open it, but it would take either two appendages or higher dexterity than can be done with a beak
@@patrickhector Those people can ask the garbage company for a regular bin, if 90% of the bins were inaccessible the birds would stop trying rather shortly... although with these birds intelligence I wouldn't put it past them to remember where many of the bins that can be opened are, and then to return every week
Possible locking suggestion: 3D print nylon version of the sticks, designed similar to bolts. One solid end, one end with a locking mechanism. I suspect that the cockatoos could work out undoing a standard nut & bolt but perhaps a tongue & latch design?
Can we all take just a moment here to marvel at how in Australia, you get flocks of cockatoos just roaming over the grass (and your bins). Here in the UK it's crows and magpies, and I don't think I'd ever get bored of seeing these beautiful birds!
omg, I love Cockatoos since I was a child. They are so smart because they are supper curios. The only thing we have plenty of, compared to other animals, is logic. It's not our opposable thumbs, other primates have 4 "hands", but dumb as F***. Logic rules.
Please allow me to introduce "Florida Man" to your logical comment... some of those other primates don't look as dumb as F*** comparatively Also did you mean to write super curious? Because supper is a meal, and curio is a novel, rare, or bizarre thing. Which yes I guess a dinner of Cockatoos would fit that definition.
@@ku8721 Or, maybe I included the typo to catch snow flake morons? Who clearly don't understand that others can make typos, and don't bother correcting them after the fact! I'll let you melt snow flake.
Dogs can also do these kinds of puzzles, lifting and sliding lids, pulling draws and pegs to reveal treats, etc. Definitely buy your dog some puzzle toys, they'll love it! They have various degrees of difficulty, so if your dog is just starting, go with an easier puzzle.
We are really enjoying all your cockatiel videos. Thank you so much. They are so beautiful. I love how you are so considerate and make sure everything is safe for them. We can see how they trust you. It’s a beautiful thing ❤️ thank you
I wonder how long a dowel with some twists in it would last. I mean ones that require you to keep spinning them as you pull out so they will line up with the hole
True! Seeing him twist and pull it I wonder how they would do with some kind of labyrinth maze. Probably just take them more time but if they want the reward, they don't give up.
10:30 Dm: as you come down to the balcony you see something similar to a trash bin, however lid is blocked by two dowels Prince: I remove the first dowel Dm: roll for dexterity Prince: nat 20 Dm you pull out the first one flawlessly Prince: can I roll again for the second one Dm: sure Prince: nat 1 Dm: you fail horribly and spend the next few minutes trying to remove the dowel only to discover that you had to remove it from the other direction. (I’m sure at least one person will understand this)
I love how once Prince understands the sticks are an obstacle, he proceeds to yeet every fucking stick off the balcony. I believe Popeye didn't get in the bin in front of Prince, just hoping Prince wouldn't get the puzzle so he(Popeye) would get the reward.
Make a puzzle shaped like a bin that needs a stick to be put in it to dispense food. Then after they pull the stick out of the first bin, they will recycle it into the other bin so you don't have to run down stairs to collect sticks.
Puzzle idea: a long vertical tube with seeds at the bottom. The seeds need to be able to float, and there should be a small amount of water already in the tube. Have a tap with a short flexible tube dispensing water when a lever is pushed or something. The birds need to use the hose to fill the tube so the seeds float to the top.
Hmmm... that would definitely be interesting to see, but the amount of factors at play may be at the limit of what these wild animals can problem solve. Especially considering the reward would be soggy/waterlogged seeds. Not saying it would be impossible, just saying it might be a bit much
GREAT video, wife and I enjoyed watching Australia's "flying boltcutters" (great name for em btw) showing off how well they can learn. Can I suggest maybe trying a 3D printed hawk silhouette on a string as a discourager? I read ages ago that chickens react to flying shapes that resemble raptors but not to other shapes, maybe the cockies will too?
Seriously, did you study animal behavior in psychology classes in college? This video was highly entertaining. My daughter thought these wild cockatoos ever so clever creatures. I mean, when this bird demonstrated a proficiency at untying a knot - that about had me fall out of my chair! We want more videos like this!
Reminds me of how the Yosemite National Park ranger answered when asked why it was so tough to design a bear-proof garbage bin: “There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.”
So elegantly formulated...
That's insulting to the bear tbh
The Statement of the Year!!! Pissing myself laughing here!!!! Brilliant!!!
A Venn diagram of intelligence
Yup. Ugh, I can just see a horde of angry tourists screeching because they can't figure out how to open their own bins 🤦♀️
recommended your first parrot video to a friend who inherited a parrot that quickly got depressed. He already had 3d printer and went to town immediately. Within no time the bird was lively again and the bond between the two has grown immensely stronger. He did make the mistake of making a plug puzzle with a plug that inadvertently resembled the shape of his laptop charger plug. Now when it's free flying across the house it will regularly unplug his laptop in the search for all nom noms. Lovely vids as always!
Haha that's amazing! Glad it helped them :)
Comments like this warms my heart
Bird: DON’T WASTE ELECTRICITY !!! 😠
How are you gonna pay my seed?!
Thats really sweet and cute, and super funny about the laptop charger 🤣
That’s so cute 😂 I’m glad your friend and his bird are good friends now 🥰 RIP (rest in pieces) to his computer charger though lol
I like how Popeye closed the lid afterwards. That was considerate.
We found later that the birds were closing and opening it repeatedly, maybe in the hopes that seeds would reappear? haha
@@MakersMuse Next video: Cockatoos getting free refills? :D
@@MakersMuse next video seed dispenser???? i dunno
He is polite maybe
Next, training cockatoos to put the toilet seat down ... that could save marriages :)
I love how resolute they yeet the dowels and the sticks off the railing. As if to make sure that it will not be reused.
Always have to go find them lol
Mabey put a piece of cable onto the dowel long enough for it to be removed but short enough it cant be tossed off
yeah, man. Birds love chucking things. They'll chuck anything and everything they can nearby just for fun!
That model bin looks remarkably similar to a nuclear launch switch cap… You sure this is purely for research purposes?
lmao great one
I wasn't aware, promise... and I also welcome our new bird overlords.
Oh dear Lord, so this is how it all ends.
bird up. can't be worse than what's going on lately anyway.
Next video, "these parrots took over the government (and I taught them how to do it)"
"Australian man offers local birds enrichment"
"Local birds take over Australia"
Local birds RETAKE Australia. Víva la emu revolution
@@nyetloki it was foolish of us to think we could reclaim the land from the emu.
second emu wars lol
"Australian military surrenders to cockatoos after they inexplicably learn how to access missile launch buttons. Local man suspected of betraying humanity and teaching them human secrets."
Be glad you guys don't have raccoons lol. Can you imagine the fights lol.
Trash Pandas vs Bin Chickens.
That would be hilarious
They would probably end up having symbiosis.
Now we need a deserted lava island and introduce the two species. Add a bunch of rubbish bins and cameras and live streaming.
Let's bring em in. I restate my opinion that we should turn Australia into a Battle royale arena for all animals. We already started, so let's see this through. ;p
They'd split the city between them & have turf wars.
Add monkeys for the full animal mafia package deal.
I'm an animal behaviour researcher based in Sydney & I know/work with the authors of the paper you referenced! Feel free to get in touch if you want to discuss cockatoo puzzles or anything :D Great video!
"dumbest flying bolt cutter" that was a great line
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So accurate though
Yep pretty much accurate, only think is they are pretty smart and resourceful.
bin chicken lol
More like flying nut cracker
It's interesting how much of the time spent "solving" the puzzle for Popeye is the fact that every time he does a step or half a step or whatever he has to check the area to make sure it's safe to continue focusing on the puzzle. He could probably knock a third or more off of his solve time if he didn't have to constantly be on the lookout.
Ayy his eye was popped out by something or someone.
I have actually used a version of this technique. I used to live in a place with in-wall air conditioning units and pidgeons would try to nest on top of the A/C mounting boxes. After a bit of reading I went to the toy store and bought some rubber snakes. Once the rubber snakes were perched on top of the A/Cs, the birds never came back to check if they were real.
Ah yeah snakes would be a great choice!
I've seen that before and it never clicked why people did that lol.
Thanks - we tried an owl statue and the pigeons just keep knocking it over. I'll have to get some rubber snakes!
@@MakersMuse just make sure you arent trying to deter kookaburras with rubber snakes. Kookaburras will eat the snakes
@@theexo-engineer9603 I think they might notice they taste and feel different.
I imagine I'd be a bit freaked out too if I saw a lifesized stuffed human being sitting on a bar stool or something
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Was really hoping he would leave it out to see if they'd ever adapt to it and know it's not real. I wouldn't want to scare them off either tho, those birds look amazing.
Same lol
@@DrakeOola thats his one way of keeping them away, can't risk losing that ability lol.
@@eaglestdogg Had some birds here during mating season who would get so territorial they'd chase off every other bird they saw.. Not something I'd normally notice or care about but it kept smashing into my window at like 7 am because it thought its reflection was another bird. Had so many smear marks on my window I eventually printed out and taped a picture of an owl to the window and it never came back.
I think it had a good chance of learning the picture wasn't real but I doubt it ever came close enough to have a good look. Like a bear in the woods, I'd never go back to that spot even knowing that it most likely moved. Makes me want to get a 30 foot statue of an eagle and see all the birds in a 10 mile radius just disappear 😂
Ever since I Did A Thing figured out how to tame Magpies, you and him would make a dangerous Australian team...
Collab!
@@jk-gb4et they did with the lawn mower vid from I did a thing
@@drizzle1482 o ya
@@gernotg8480 ?
@@gernotg8480 ha ha funny joke
Still blows my mind that you just have parrots flying around in your yards. I mean, I guess our crows are kind of social, and they definitely have laughed at other animals before. We have also had families with baby Cooper's Hawks two years in a row now, which are impressive birds based on size and predatory behavior, but also the juveniles are kind of dumb, sometimes walking towards squirrels or rabbits on the ground and being surprised when the prey animal runs away...
Blue jays are interesting to watch too, not as smart as crows but still entertaining
Corvids (the family crows, ravens, and jays belong to) are very intelligent and some can actually talk like parrots too! They're just not as popular as parrots cause they're not as brightly colored and have some negative connotations.
I've seen crows dropping nuts on the road, waiting on an electrical line nearby, and going for the seed as soon as a car crushed the shell. I dont know if they will solve the same type of puzzle as Popeye and his flock does, but they're really smart too. One missed tho and dropped a nut close to me as I was going out, I crushed the shell and when I came back 30minutes later, there was nothing left.
Also, crows have been observed going after individual who did something wrong to them. And while that's totally anecdotal, one of my step mom's neighbor rescued a crow from certain death, I think he fell off the nest or something, he took care of the bird and after that, every single evening the crow came back and sometimes had a nut for the guy, he wasn't afraid of him either, he could pet the crow without issue.
@@laurentl3410 I just want to let you know that I think that last story is extremely wholesome and my day is much better after hearing that. Thank you for sharing :)
This is a really good use of the internet. I'd love to see even more wildlife studies meet maker/3D printing type of videos. Thanks for putting in the time!
Thanks! Was lots of fun to document.
@@MakersMuse Excellent. Loving this content Angus. Trying a few of these on my daughter's new rabbits...
There’s an interesting one of a Swedish man (correct me if I’m wrong) training magpies to collect garbage and drop it in this bin device for seeds. They would collect plastic bottle lids I think
I absolutely lost it when you brought out the punishment parrot. We used to use a plush tiger to keep our cat off the countertop
As someone currently residing in north Adelaide, I’ve only seen these guys as little buggers that yell a lot. You’ve opened my eyes to their true nature, and now I see them for what they truly are. Another one of our treasures, like the little rainbow lorikeet and other such birds. I sincerely thank you for this opportunity.
They have more complex social lives than many of us apparently.
They have a small circle of bffs that they most often hang around with and forage and roost with, but they also visit with other larger groups that they forage and/or roost with, and move between groups as needed, and apparently know other individuals in the different groups.
This may also be why the bin opening behavior spread so quickly, because they take their knowledge between all the groups they interact with.
and also little buggers that yell a lot, I have a 4 story tall gum in my backyard -.-'
I've watched Gallahs wait for my chickens (the chickens chase them away) to leave their food. Then they go in and eat it. I find it strange how the chickens will chase Gallahs and Plovers away, but not Sparrows which are so much smaller.
Also have Cockatiels, and they've definitely shown their intelligence. I've come to realise the majority of birds are highly intelligent creatures. Even chickens which aren't depicted as being intelligent. They may sound and look stupid, but they aren't. Have an established hierarchy.
I thought you were going to say smart little buggers that yell a lot.
@@callummclachlan4771 Very true, even crows are incredibly smart
Your bird interactions remind me so much of my dad who built the weirdest electronic contraptions to interact with wild birds in the 70s when homemade electronics where still a bit like witchcraft. Gives me a fuzzy feeling, he must have been a lot like you back then. RIP.
Love the moment when Popeye _nearly_ opened the lid enough, then ducked his head to get the seeds, and the lid fell back down and hit him on the head. The little jump was very funny 😂
lol
My cat would also do this, his dry food was in a dispenser with lid and sometimes its closed. But doesn't matter, he WILL have his food and keeps reopening it while the lid is falling on his face xD
And to be honest plenty of people would do the same (unless not wanting to touch stuff), myself included >.> Cough cough wardrobes...
This reminders me of Mark Rober's squirrels. Creative people trapped at home, makes for great content! Great video Makers Muse
Our wheelie bins are very similar, and equipped with keyed locks. They're certainly no match for the Lockpickinglawyer, but it should be enough to keep any bird away.
All you really need is a kind of tab that will fall inside the lip when it's closed & can be pushed on from the outside to be depressed enough so the lid can open.
A lock is good for people, but as a bare minimum to keep out pests it's the best simple solution I could think of.
Indeed, a simple springed clip should be more than enough. Here the lock prevents your neibourhood from throwing their trash on your account. The bins are weighted at each lift, and we pay both the lift the price per kilogram.
How does the garbage collection open the locked bins?
I've Got A Click On Bin One .........
@@bbbbbbb51
Bin Lock Lever Lock Has Already Been Done .
It Is On Waste Managements Keyed Bins .
The Lock , Locks When The Bin Is On The Ground And Unlocks When The Bin Is " Tilted " , Inverted Upside Down While Being Emptied Into The Waste Truck .
The Lock Is Hinged , With Gravity Making Use Of The Counter Weighted Lock Levered Latch It Locks Swinging Forward , Inverted ( While Being Emptied ) The Lock , Latch Swings ( Due To Gravity ) Backwards And Away From The Closed , Locked Position .
Imagine the first cockatoo to figure it out
Bird 1: man I'm so hungry I wish there was something I could eat
Bird 2: you know humans throw a lot of good food in that thing over there
Bird 1: imma try to open it and see what happens
Bird 1: *opens trash can*
Bird 2: bro... no way
Popeye swings his head around so much compared to the healthy birds to keep a look out. That alone demonstrates an understanding of object permanence as he has adapted to his injury.
Naturally he’d have effortless near 360° coverage of his world. Losing half of that hasn’t resulted in “out of sight, out of mind” to his blind side.
We had one mate that had his own beer mug. Started really talking a lot when he drank. When he got drunk, he couldn’t fly, he had to walk out of the bar. Next morning, he would have a hangover. Yeah, real bitch. One time he made it to a tree, hung upside down, and screamed all night. We had to limit his drinking. He didn’t like that. A Bloody Alcoholic that bird.
Send him to Darwin, all the lorikeets get drunk on fermented fruit up there & pass out all over the roads every night!
Love videos like this that combine engineering and investigation with animals. Also this type of documentation is so much more interesting than just reading scientific papers
I like how when he was removing the dowels he dropped one and looked down at it like “oops”
Bruh, that bird can undo knots quicker than I could ever! 😆
@@ronal8824 It actually undid the knot, it didn't cut it.
I taught one of my birds to bow for food, another to make a particular noise. After a while there were a few other birds who picked up, by observation, either one or both of the behaviours.
Hm, I wonder if the birds experience something like the uncanny valley effect with bird plush toys? 🤔
I love that this guy actually takes time to interact with the audience (us) and answer their questions. Not all content creators do that and sometimes it feels like they just see us as money instead of people who Actually enjoy learning about what one person does. I'm talking about youtube btw not twitch.
I think you've got yourself some free pets without any of the upkeep. Well done!
except balcony murder.
@@MadScienceWorkshoppe exceptional balcony murder... The cockatoos did it
Ive been watching aussie birds solving puzzles for over an hour now. And I'm not even mad about it. Kudos mate.
same lol
Y'know, you can describe parrots in a way that scans to the old TMNT theme song. 'Tiny screaming clowns with pliers'
3:25 the problem here is that the holes indicated for them that they should be functional. This is why he tried many times to grab through the hole. The color itself is not important. The shape is important for them
Some smarter birds (like these) absolutely understand the state of mind of other creatures, which is why Popeye didn't open the lid while Prince may have been watching. In the wild, crows and other corvids won't hide food if other crows are watching, or they will actually fake hide food (make the motions without depositing anything) if they know they are being watched. Only humans and a handful of other animals have this power of "self-awareness."
It's not really self awareness, since that is very specifically about being able to feel, understand and most importantly reason about your own physical or mental state. What is shown is more like empathy, but distinct from it. Called theory of mind.
Self awareness was a much more complex topic than I realized once I wanted to condense it into a sentence.
It's not that deep. Pretty much every animal understands hiding food from others/the group otherwise they would've died out as a species. Cats do it, dogs hide bones in the back yard or under couch cushions and they run to the next room to hide it from you if you keep 'stealing' them when cleaning the house. Wild dogs do it, bears do it, pretty much any creature that bothers to save food really.
You don't have to 'understand what other creatures are thinking' or anything of the sort, they'll learn to hide their food better the first time they tuck some away and come back for it after it's stolen. Empty bellies teach them to be better hunters but also to get better at 'preserving' food. Pretty much every species also fights over food and refuses to share when they're starving, no different from hiding food which is why you'll always see the 'pack leader' mentality arising where they don't allow anyone to eat until they're done. Not at all a sign of deeper intelligence or whatever you'd call it, it's just evolution, same with cannibalizing weak offspring in tough times.
05:36 - The closing the lid had me laughing, as if to say 'All available snacks eaten, I'll just close the lid and get the hell out! Ta-da'
He's no prince.
He's a king masquerading as a prince.
Well if he's not a prince, maybe we should refer to him as The Bird Formerly Known as Prince.
Need purple rain to prove he is a true Prince 🤣
I’m sure both birds choose to not open it with the other around so they don’t teach each other. Prince, since they’re so dominant, had likely learn to be a bin chicken. So the miniature one was easy for them
“Clever girl” is a relevant quote.
Also Popeye definitely new what he was doing when not opening it in front of Prince.
Also making the equivalence between a trex destroying the toilet roof and a cockatoo opening a trash bin is an equivalence that evolution most agrees with.
this video makes me incredibly happy. thank you so much for creating these elaborate experiments, treating the birds well, and sharing it with us!
Yes, you’ve finally unlocked the cockatoos maximum potential >:)
I have a teacher named Mrs. Cockatoo!
@@ukrainiansturgeon8561 that sounds like quite a unique name, I hope she’s a cool teacher lol
They can do so much more
The cockatoos on my property are always scared off by the smaller king parrots and lorikeets which I find really interesting some serious bird war went down a long time ago and our more colourful friends clearly won
In Oregon our bins have a heavy rubber bungy cord to keep the lid closed. Seems that’s all they need to do. They are heavy enough I don’t think the birds could open them and would take a long time to destroy them.
They can chew through cellular/telecom rigid coax, so a few Bungie cords would have little effect I'd imagine.
It's a big enough issue that the major wireless telecom companies have special part numbers for down under.
@@trinidad2099 Let me guess: they have some sort of overlapping metal armour layer on the outside that requires the electrician to own some seriously beefy cutters in order to install it?
Same state, but must be a different region in it (no bungie cords). We put a rock on our lid, but it's just to keep the wind from blowing it open / contents out.
Even obstacles they can overcome will be effective if there are other bins they can try instead for less effort.
I fortunately do not live in an area where that kind of things are necessary, but if I were, my go to solution would probably be similar to the stick in the video, but with a screw and nut, to open it, you have to hold both end and rotate at least one end, even if they figure out that spinning is the key, they still can't unscrew it, since it spins freely, and I doubt that two of those nasty birds could figure out how to work together in order to open the bin.
or a simple code lock (set to 000 of course), that works to.
This is the literal definition of teaching a child to pull out books randomly! Great Chaos ensues!
FINALLLLY MORE POPEYE CONTENT. This is my favourite series of yours.
Dude it's absolutely brilliant, i like experiments like this one. It's extremely helpful and for educational purpose and just to see how beautiful these birds are. Keep up great work.
As an owner of 5 cockatoos, I can vouch for the destruction and the cleverness! 😂👍🏻
You mean servant to 5 cockatoos, right?
@@WaterZer0 probably way more accurate. Lol
This video has a very Mark Rober squirrel course feel that I love!
I feel like this is foreshadowing to you taking over the world with Australian wildlife.
And this scares me.
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**Maybe a tab that you have to push to release the lid would work against the birds, considering a human thumb could provide more force than a push of a bird's beak.
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I don't live in Australia so I don't know if garbage collection is different, but wouldn't this prevent the garbage truck from dumping it since the lid worl would stay shut?
You could lock it the days when it's not trash pickup like that
"I Trained An Army Of Kangaroos"
I feel like they'd eventually figure out a single push tab lock. However, two tabs that have to be pushed simultaneously might do the trick, especially if they're on opposite sides.
I have wild “pet” Magpies in my garden, they are so clever. They sit on my roof and call to me or throw things at the window to get me to bring out food for them. I have some videos of them on my channel. Love Your work mate!
Back when I used to have KFC for lunch at home every day at roughly the same time, I had a pair of magpies that would see my car coming along the highway and fly down to the front of the house to meet me... I was giving them the bones from the chicken to finish off, and they learnt that my car came along 10-15 minutes before the food came out.
I miss them... Since I changed my hours at work, they haven't been coming much.
@@tin2001 isn’t it so special and rewarding to interact with them! They are so clever and your right they know what time to expect you to bring them there bones from your KFC. I’m sure there will be many more opportunities to see and interact with other Magpies and wild birds in general. Sorry for my late response to your reply. All the best from the UK 🇬🇧👍
I love how you called the ibis the „OG“ bin chicken
Catra!!
Padlocks
We have baboons where I live. Stopping them from bin raiding is a constant issue. The current bin iteration has two clips locked with padlocks, but there are metal buttons/dowels that the truck can press to unlock it from the inside.
This has worked for some time now but the boons recently learned they can pry a gap big enough for a bag to be grabbed. Leading to a few messy streets
Unless the birbs can pick locks it may be worth suggesting, even if overkill
What a fun experiment, I'd like to see even more challenging puzzles for them.
Hey Angus, argentinian biologist and 3d printer here. This is the best i've seen on youtube ever, I find adorable the attention and time you've payed to this surprisingly smart creatures. Congratulations, excelent video!
This was one of my favorite videos of yours. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks! It was fun to make :)
You’re very talented & smart to creat these elaborate bird feeder puzzles.
I'd like to see a puzzle that can only be opened by two cockatoos working together. Maybe a lever that has to be pushed down at the same time that the lid has to be opened.
5:40 This is why I love parrots, they're polite enough to close things back up when they're done 💜
They're doing that so other birds dont find it, more greed than manors.
Birds have been flipping lids for ages. Partly learned behaviour, partly they're persistent. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to make a bird proof bin with a couple of latches that both have to be pressed together from either side of the bin to release the lit. Or simply put a brick on top of the lid which is something I do to stop crows (in Ireland) from doing similar damage.
I love birds, I'm really interested in parrots (i own 2 budgies and 2 linnies). And I love 3D printing so this is pure gold for me!
Quick question: what filament do you use that is 'birdproof'? I'm working on some 3d printed bird toys and furniture help.
I just think you are so lucky to have these amazing birds just there where you live. Also damn I love this channel. Always such surprising yet satisfying videos!
I like how he looked around each time he got a seed, making sure no Jack holes be sneaking up on his sweet seed box.
Love your videos, combinations of 3D printing, inspirational thought processes and brainiac animal behaviors! Thanks for it all 👍
This video was a riot. Thanks for making it and sharing your experiences.
The bird tearing the paper made me think of the scene from Arthur "that sign can't stop me because I can't read"
How about a simple gravity latch that would prevent the lid from opening, unless the entire bin was turned upside down, like when the truck grabs them to empty it. You can reach under the lip and hold the latch up to open it, but it would take either two appendages or higher dexterity than can be done with a beak
Gotta take into account less able humans, such as elderly, handicapped etc
@@patrickhector Those people can ask the garbage company for a regular bin, if 90% of the bins were inaccessible the birds would stop trying rather shortly... although with these birds intelligence I wouldn't put it past them to remember where many of the bins that can be opened are, and then to return every week
0:18 "flying bolt cutter" - that's a really fitting description indeed!
I love how you 3d printed that railing just for your videos ;)
"Free seed for life, void if torn" lol!
They didn't accept my generous offer :(
@@MakersMuse they read the first part and got too excited to read the rest haha
You need to get in touch with “I did a thing” between you two you could train up an Australian native bird airforce!
Possible locking suggestion:
3D print nylon version of the sticks, designed similar to bolts. One solid end, one end with a locking mechanism.
I suspect that the cockatoos could work out undoing a standard nut & bolt but perhaps a tongue & latch design?
There was a bird channel this whole time?! I enjoy those "series" so much, keep the coming!
Can we all take just a moment here to marvel at how in Australia, you get flocks of cockatoos just roaming over the grass (and your bins). Here in the UK it's crows and magpies, and I don't think I'd ever get bored of seeing these beautiful birds!
the way Popeye looks around is almost like he's thinking "someone's messing with me aren't they"
“All right very funny. Where are the cameras?”
Cockatoos are smart enough to know that if the other 1 does not know they will get more
omg, I love Cockatoos since I was a child. They are so smart because they are supper curios.
The only thing we have plenty of, compared to other animals, is logic.
It's not our opposable thumbs, other primates have 4 "hands", but dumb as F***.
Logic rules.
Please allow me to introduce "Florida Man" to your logical comment... some of those other primates don't look as dumb as F*** comparatively
Also did you mean to write super curious? Because supper is a meal, and curio is a novel, rare, or bizarre thing. Which yes I guess a dinner of Cockatoos would fit that definition.
@@ku8721 Or, maybe I included the typo to catch snow flake morons?
Who clearly don't understand that others can make typos, and don't bother correcting them after the fact!
I'll let you melt snow flake.
@@Darenz-cg9zg After those typos I wouldn't say that PicoNano has made it to "complex" language either!!!
Man. I could never live in Australia with this.
I'd have all the birds nesting in my house if I had my way. I love these little guys so much.
15:07
"Bro look it says if we redeem it we will get free food for LIFE!"
"Yep definitely a scam"
*_Casually rips it off_*
Dogs can also do these kinds of puzzles, lifting and sliding lids, pulling draws and pegs to reveal treats, etc.
Definitely buy your dog some puzzle toys, they'll love it! They have various degrees of difficulty, so if your dog is just starting, go with an easier puzzle.
LOVE the bird content, well, I love all the content, but the birds are great 😊
Maker's Muse : my favorite wildlife channel 🐐🦇🦤 ❤️❤️❤️
Popeye! 😍 Yay! I've missed him ❤️
Prince you need to stuff off mate 😂 seriously though, he's like the school bully 😟 poor Popeye
We are really enjoying all your cockatiel videos. Thank you so much. They are so beautiful. I love how you are so considerate and make sure everything is safe for them. We can see how they trust you. It’s a beautiful thing ❤️ thank you
I was just thinking about Popeye yesterday. Glad to see he's still around.
It's really interesting seeing how intelligent these birds are when solving puzzles.
Glaceon needs HUGS
I wonder how long a dowel with some twists in it would last. I mean ones that require you to keep spinning them as you pull out so they will line up with the hole
True! Seeing him twist and pull it I wonder how they would do with some kind of labyrinth maze. Probably just take them more time but if they want the reward, they don't give up.
Please make this a series!!
Next up: "I taught cockatoos to mug people and bring back me the money"
10:30
Dm: as you come down to the balcony you see something similar to a trash bin, however lid is blocked by two dowels
Prince: I remove the first dowel
Dm: roll for dexterity
Prince: nat 20
Dm you pull out the first one flawlessly
Prince: can I roll again for the second one
Dm: sure
Prince: nat 1
Dm: you fail horribly and spend the next few minutes trying to remove the dowel only to discover that you had to remove it from the other direction.
(I’m sure at least one person will understand this)
Good to see Popeye again.
And a good research, plus entertaining to watch!
"bin chicken" is just perfect.
I love how once Prince understands the sticks are an obstacle, he proceeds to yeet every fucking stick off the balcony.
I believe Popeye didn't get in the bin in front of Prince, just hoping Prince wouldn't get the puzzle so he(Popeye) would get the reward.
Make a puzzle shaped like a bin that needs a stick to be put in it to dispense food. Then after they pull the stick out of the first bin, they will recycle it into the other bin so you don't have to run down stairs to collect sticks.
That would be next level.
Dude this video was awesome.
It looked like a Mark Rober video, you deserve the same amount of views he gets!
Yeah, it's like the squirrel video
I was thinking the same thing
Puzzle idea: a long vertical tube with seeds at the bottom. The seeds need to be able to float, and there should be a small amount of water already in the tube. Have a tap with a short flexible tube dispensing water when a lever is pushed or something. The birds need to use the hose to fill the tube so the seeds float to the top.
Hmmm... that would definitely be interesting to see, but the amount of factors at play may be at the limit of what these wild animals can problem solve. Especially considering the reward would be soggy/waterlogged seeds. Not saying it would be impossible, just saying it might be a bit much
xD One of my friends has popeye stop by their house also for a food stop. He's so cheeky.
GREAT video, wife and I enjoyed watching Australia's "flying boltcutters" (great name for em btw) showing off how well they can learn. Can I suggest maybe trying a 3D printed hawk silhouette on a string as a discourager? I read ages ago that chickens react to flying shapes that resemble raptors but not to other shapes, maybe the cockies will too?
You just need to teach a few... then they will teach it to other Cockatoos. I can see Law Suites in your future Angus... ;-)
I have seen them destroy bins in the area many times, it's not my fault... in its entirety at least :)
Seriously, did you study animal behavior in psychology classes in college? This video was highly entertaining. My daughter thought these wild cockatoos ever so clever creatures. I mean, when this bird demonstrated a proficiency at untying a knot - that about had me fall out of my chair! We want more videos like this!
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