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While we don't have squirrels in Australia, we're not immune to this problem either! Cockatoos, a native parrot, love chewing up our fibre lines. https://www.n
by lbutler 7y ago
While we don't have squirrels in Australia, we're not immune to this problem either! Cockatoos, a native parrot, love chewing up our fibre lines.
https://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/the-nbn-project/a-uniquely-australian-problem-cockatoos-vs-infrastructure https://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/the-nbn-project/a-uniquely-aus...
- AWildC182 7y agoI have a cockatiel (small cousin to the cockatoo) at home. The first thing I thought when I saw "Australia" was "oh god, cockatoos." Mine regularly severs USB and headphone cables with ease then spends hours stripping all the insulation off preventing any hope of repair. I can only imagine what the Australian flying bolt cutters could do. Edit: to anyone contemplating a parrot who owns a laptop, you will come back into the room to find it completely stripped of all its keys. Parrots just really love forcibly disassembling things.