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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Birds Using Human-Made Materials for Nests
Researchers discovered that birds often use human-made materials, including scary and harmful ones, to build their nests. Examples include wire nests dating back to 1933 and a Corvid nest made of barbed wire on display at the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum. Pigeons in the UK have been found breeding on nests made of screws and nails, while in Canada they use drug users' syringes. Pigeons are known for building simple nests, often just a stick on the ground with an egg next to it.
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