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Watch a Problem-Solving Raven Outsmart a Trash Can
Of all the world's birds, ravens are believed to be one of the smartest. Video taken in Haines, Alaska, shows one clever raven unlocking a weighted trash bin. The bird can be seen fastening its beak under clasps to unlock the lid, knocking it to the ground. The trash-pillaging raven was caught on camera by Randa Szymanski and her husband, who initially assumed their garbage bin was getting knocked over by bears. Despite the garbage lid clasps and a heavy rock on the lid, ravens are regularly able to dig through their trash.