City birds use cigarette butts to smoke out parasites
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#2Our underestimated neighbours :-)
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#3The true victims of high taxes on cigarettes.
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#4Lest tobacco manufacturers try to trumpet how compounds in cigarettes help protect urban bird nests from parasites, Suárez-Rodríguez warned at the very end of the article that carcinogens and pesticides in the butts may have negative effects on the birds which we don't yet know about.
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#5Great, now birds will get cancer, too.
Re: City birds use cigarette butts to smoke out parasites
#6Lest tobacco manufacturers try to trumpet how compounds in cigarettes help protect urban bird nests from parasites, Suárez-Rodríguez warned at the very end of the article that carcinogens and pesticides in the butts may have negative effects on the birds which we don't yet know about.
Apologies: downvoted, when I meant to upvote. Can someone please remedy that?
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#7Great, now birds will get cancer, too.
I am sure they do already, they breath, eat and drink from the same planet as us.
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#9Not too surprising, as both smoke, and many different herbs, are natural pest repellents. Bay leaves, lavender, thyme, etc., might do a good job here too, but of course cannot compete with the availability of pre-shredded tobacco bits in the city.
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#10New excuse for not quitting smoking, it's good for the environment.