Swedish Startup Corvid Cleaning Trains Wild Crows to Collect Cigarette Butts for Food Rewards
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A Swedish startup called Corvid Cleaning is training wild crows in Södertälje to pick up cigarette butts from streets in exchange for food rewards. The innovative approach uses the natural intelligence of crows to tackle a persistent litter problem that traditional cleanup methods struggle to solve. The project has gained international attention for its creative, low-cost, and environmentally friendly approach to urban waste management.
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· 3 pulledA startup named Corvid Cleaning is teaching wild crows to clean up our mess.
It's a strange, geeky, and clever way to deal with a problem that people just can't seem to fix.
A crow swoops down from a tree, grabs a cigarette butt off the street, drops it into a small machine, and gets a peanut as a reward.
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