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what might you think of trading posts? e.g use a visual cue, such as a dollar bill, coupled with food reward. attempt to cargo cult the birds, into replicating
by rolph 4y ago
what might you think of trading posts?
e.g use a visual cue, such as a dollar bill, coupled with food reward.
attempt to cargo cult the birds, into replicating conditions associated with reward. to the end, birds will find the cue [$] and bring it to the trade post /vending machine.
the bird doesnt need to "know" any material value, other than; a particular item, at a particular place, allows food discovery
- jfk13 4y agoThere was the guy who trained his local magpies to collect discarded bottle caps... https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/magpies-trained-to-exchange-litter-for-food-with-diy-bird-feeder https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/magpies-traine...
- KineticLensman 4y agoNot many dollar bills in aviaries, unfortunately. We already have to watch out for the free-flying birds diving into the crowd during a display to steal sandwiches, sausage rolls, etc. Probably best not to train them to go for wallets