Upstart Crow

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Am I the only culture snob watching and enjoying the Brit import comedy?

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Am I the only culture snob watching and enjoying the Brit import comedy?

 

I was not familiar with it but I like the Bard. I took a Shakespeare class in college. I got an "A".

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstart_Crow

 

There are some episodes and clips on YouTube.

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It’s currently running on our almost local PBS.

 

It’s also on Amazon Prime I think. Suitable for binge watching. Lol

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Upstart Crow

I was not familiar with it.

 

Here’s something to crow about.

 

A historical theme park in France has enlisted brainy birds to clean up after pigs.

 

The folks at Puy du Fou in the western Vendée region have schooled six “intelligent” rooks to collect cigarette butts and debris left on their grounds.

 

The gregarious Eurasian crows deposit the detritus into a small box. But these waste collectors don’t work for free. Each time they deliver a piece of trash, the box dispenses a tasty treat.

 

“The goal is not just to clear up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean,” the park’s president, Nicolas de Villiers, told Agence France-Presse news agency, noting that the birds also “like to communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play.”

 

The first cleaners have already been put to work, with the rest set to join them on Monday.

 

Puy du Fou attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, making it the second most popular theme park in France after Disneyland Paris.

 

This is not the first feather in the birds’ cap. Earlier this year, scientists created a vending machine that showed the crows’ prowess solving problems. The machine required a particular size of paper token to release a treat, BBC News reported.

[+ Avalon]

Here’s something to crow about.

 

A historical theme park in France has enlisted brainy birds to clean up after pigs.

 

The folks at Puy du Fou in the western Vendée region have schooled six “intelligent” rooks to collect cigarette butts and debris left on their grounds.

 

The gregarious Eurasian crows deposit the detritus into a small box. But these waste collectors don’t work for free. Each time they deliver a piece of trash, the box dispenses a tasty treat.

 

“The goal is not just to clear up, because the visitors are generally careful to keep things clean,” the park’s president, Nicolas de Villiers, told Agence France-Presse news agency, noting that the birds also “like to communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play.”

 

The first cleaners have already been put to work, with the rest set to join them on Monday.

 

Puy du Fou attracts more than 2 million visitors a year, making it the second most popular theme park in France after Disneyland Paris.

 

This is not the first feather in the birds’ cap. Earlier this year, scientists created a vending machine that showed the crows’ prowess solving problems. The machine required a particular size of paper token to release a treat, BBC News reported.

 

Rather clever! Thanks for sharing.