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VIDEO: Clever swallows learn to use automatic doors

Animals have proven remarkably adaptive modern technology, whether it be cats with iPads or ...
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13.52 26 May 2014


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VIDEO: Clever swallows learn to use automatic doors

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Animals have proven remarkably adaptive modern technology, whether it be cats with iPads or dogs driving cars. It's not just the quadrupeds though - birds are getting in on the act too.

Students from the University of Victoria, Canada decided to investigate after noticing a number of swallows nesting in the building.
 
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Had they wandered in and become trapped? The answer is much more surprising - the birds have worked out that they can activate the motion sensor on the automatic doors, allowing them to fry outside freely, while still having the comfort of a sheltered nesting place.
 
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