why do city birds bring cigarette butts to their nests Birds use cigarette butts to protect babies from parasites

Urban birds using Cigarette Butts in nests: A study has surprisingly found House finches and House sparrows, for example, often using cigarette butts into their nests. Studies highlighted in Nature show that

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Birds are developing a 'cigarette habit': Scientists reveal the surprising reason

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Why Some Birds Seem to Be Developing a Cigarette Habit

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🚬 Why is a bird picking up cigarette butts?, Not addiction. Survival., Some city birds use cigarette filters in their nests because nicotine kills parasites., This behavior is called

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Why are there cigarettes in a bird's nest? 😳🐦🚬 Some birds like sparrows use cigarette butts to protect their babies from mites and parasites. The nicotine works like a natural pesticide 🪹

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Birds use cigarette butts for chemical warfare against ticks

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City birds have learned to line their nests with cigarette butts in order to ward of parasites, as burnt nicotine works as an insecticide to ward off mites, lice and fleas. #FunFacts #

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