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A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong | Animal behaviour | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/26/human-animal-communication-step-closer-scientist-wins-prize-for-decoding-birdsong
Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures
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Marauding cockatoos thwarted by bin lid invented by men's shed - ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-17/cockatoos-lorne-new-invention-to-stop-bin-rubbish/106760610
Residents of the scenic Great Ocean Road are at their wits' end after the increasingly intelligent birds learnt how to lift the lids of wheelie bins, spreading rubbish through the town of Lorne.
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Who’s the Smartest Corvid? | The Tyee
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/06/05/Whos-the-Smartest-Corvid/
Crows, magpies and ravens have displayed everything from prey trickery to tool use to potential self-medication. An excerpt from a new book.