Sneaky Kea Raids A Garbage Bin | The Smartest Parrot | BBC Earth

This sneaky kea uses a powerful beak and cunning to break into a garbage bin.
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[@LJinx3]

"Meanwhile another bird is watching and learning..." *extreme close up of calculating eye* Woah. Robobird

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Lol I also thought about that! RoboBird mode activated

[@whatsmyname100]

"cheep choop"

[@ChristopherX30]

LOL

[@xarvis9047]

So the government is spying on us!

[@BoopSnoot]

Now that we know that these are descendant from dinosaurs, and very intelligent considering their small brain size, makes you wonder how smart a TRex really was. Imagine one of those homeboys using some clever deduction on how to make you breakfast.

[@leadersuccess3761]

A kea robbed a bank in my town last week.

[@sooodarncrazy4817]

No way in mine as well!!!!!

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

From robbing a bank and hotwiring a car, the kea then went to the shooting range

[@cordongrouch9323]

@@Valhalla_Heathen where it attacked a lert.

[@teknitulaspacenoise]

Musta been in Rotorua, seeing that the bird was the most intelligent life in town.

[@wildernessstyle8810]

A kea hacked my computer.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

Before the guy completes the phrase "...would test the intelligence of a child..." the bird is already eating.

[@GajanaNigade]

The guy?

[@d.cent1326]

He is just a guy to someone who doesn’t know his name lol

[@marvin5892]

@@d.cent1326 no, he is just a guy to uncultured swine.

[@hughfranklin4002]

@Dovyeon Sir David Attenborough.

[@mikeries8549]

I've knighted many people. None became famous. Must be using the wrong sword..

[@JustAGuyProduction]

The smartest bird watched and let the other bird do all the work.

[@realname2404]

Years later the bird couldn't think for itself as it was always imitating others!

[@kirbyhatesincels917]

Nidhin Jacob. Precisely.

[@al-z8870]

@UberKrassMann that's what a kid with no friends say... Stfu 9 yr old....

[@purpleemerald5299]

UberKrassMann Stop projecting.

[@johnnyghaus4548]

😂🤣

[@SunnySoCal]

The second bird did a speed run after watching the walk through 😂

[@unoob126]

1:56 .. didnt expect BBC to do scene like that

[@cooldinos8142]

This one has a false link, don't go to it.

[@yseson_]

The Kea uses complex thought to figure out a sequence to remove locks. *Kea* annoyed knocks wood off rubbish bin

[@denisebethany5691]

Smart ass bird. After watching him doing that so quick, I'd give him the whole tub of butter! Man, very intelligent birds.

[@darrens7040]

yes very intelligent and love to vandalise cars at ski field its so funny watching them letting tyres down and removing the windshield rubber the resorts now employ people to keep watch over the carparks to deter the mischievous keas.

[@calebmoull6081]

@@darrens7040 Well, they do love to chew on rubber.

[@StarlitLilies]

1:42 damn listen to that 'whump', that's one beefy bird 😲

[@caseyb1346]

hes a thicc boi

[@lano3466]

they add sound effects to these videos you know. not much of these sounds are actually from the video and they think it wouldn't be as entertaining without sounds so they make them.

[@pant-hootingchimp8917]

Absolutely gorgeous birds. Beautiful, intelligent, ingenious and their vocalisations are too cute for words! :)

[@Himark89]

Don't be fooled! These birds are vicious! Cameramen were lucky to make it out alive!

[@dannybeale8300]

A Kea tore a hole in my lambs ba k and preceeded to eat her alive. These things can be Brutal.

[@maksarcher7963]

now go to an abortion clinic and say the same with a straight face please

[@IanFraser420]

Not to mention their love for butter.

[@2007ghettonissanaltima]

They kinda look grumpy

[@chlorinedreamz]

I love kea & have been simultaneously lucky and misfortunate enough to have many encounters with them. They are incredibly intelligent & have clearly adapted to human interaction. They are really only found in small mountain towns, like Arthur’s pass. The locals have a huge respect for them and there are always old weird country dudes who like try to train the kea

[@StrawberryNinjaNibbles]

Dang, he’s kinda strong

[@komujimaru]

fighting/flying type for real

[@jimmydivicio838]

And smart

[@theoldschooldiva374]

Ikr!!

[@StrawberryNinjaNibbles]

Rachel TheOldSchoolDiva yeah & he doesn’t even have arms! Imagine if he did... (I’m picturing those bird with arms gifs haha)

[@quazar-omega]

Truly my typ- ..hol'up

[@TheLadyDiazepam]

I will never forget the cheeky keas I met during my ski holiday in Queenstown more than 25 years ago. Absolutely delightful, mischievous birds.

[@BESTSpringsiren]

Please don't let these birds Die off amazingly cool birds thanks for the vid

[@kingmarz3635]

Government has killed them all with 1080!

[@shahimagesyt]

@Luke Adair Kea birds are endangered

[@aeredhaelredfalen6194]

Oddly enough, if you want to prevent them from dying out the best method is to create a domestic population. That will ensure they never die out. As parrots, it also should be relatively simple to do.

[@imtheboy2200]

I dont wanna be alone anymooooooore 😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

[@BESTSpringsiren]

Look up trash Pile in ocean and you guy's know who's going to really die off ha ha ; )

[@vladthedragon8250]

Hahah I love that snap zoom on the eye with the chess game playing out in the reflection

[@HollowHouse3]

Yeah I laughed really hard at that lmao.

[@InAnotherLife90]

so complex

[@bellezayverdad]

Butter is also a favourite treat of mine.

[@cinemabon]

Not just the exquisite BBC Earth cinematography, but David Attenborough's excellent background monologue make these nature videos well worth watching any time. Thanks to all the producers whose time and effort goes into making these nature vids instant classics.

[@CJCroen1393]

Clever girl...

[@danielodors]

Velociraptor? Haha. Their cleverness doesn't seem so farfetched after seeing stuff like this.

[@invertfarm]

Worst part is they're testing the fence systematically for weak spots...they're learning

[@EspritArkitekt]

Lmaoooo

[@FrightF]

@@invertfarm Jurassic Park?

[@invertfarm]

@@FrightF Yessir

[@LJinx3]

David A: "Just watch this Kia raiding a wheelie bin..." Me: Ok

[@brigidtheirish]

Brits call them "wheelie bins." I have never witnessed a language be so sophisticated and so adorable all at once.

[@MrMuel1205]

Wait, what do you call them? Here in Australia we call them wheelie bins too.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@MrMuel1205 Garbage cans. We don't have a specific term for them that I know of. Maybe in other parts of the USA.

[@MrMuel1205]

@@brigidtheirish see the word can, to me suggests something made of metal and cylindrical. These are plastic and sort of rectangular.

[@brigidtheirish]

@@MrMuel1205 Yeah, I think 'bin' is a better term in this case, but I live in the USA and I have a hard enough time convincing some people that I was actually born here as it is.

[@racketman2u]

That's a funny name for a parrot.

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

I should hire this parrot to help me move out of my family’s house 💪🏻

[@assassinseeveehood]

Devuelvan el loro!

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

Dedosdemanteca pero lo necesito! Jeje 🤣

[@snakeygirl4296]

They’ll move your stuff out but they might also rip the house apart for fun while doing it.

[@Sunclief]

Now that is a nice parrot.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Sunclief they are but you should be aware that they are omnivorous and have been known to eat livestock like sheep

[@Raison_d-etre]

@@Dell-ol6hb Sheep carcasses, not live sheep.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Reason nah they’ve been known to eat live sheep too, there are even videos of this happening just look it up, they take chunks of flesh of the sheep’s backs

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Jesus Christ what? What kinda comparison is that? And I sad be aware that they are omnivorous not that they are to be bewared.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

Jesus Christ lol I’m happy that doesn’t happen anymore, sorry if I may have came off as a bit aggressive, that wasn’t my intent

[@rajah2720]

Those birds are smarter than some people I know

[@gurelhorsun8951]

They must be strong as hell for their size

[@Vissepisse11]

Wow. They don't even hesitate. You can tell they know in advance what needs to be done and then they perform the actions. Remarkable

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

1:05 "Y'all can **** awf, ah gots me some bread. Kea out."

[@eavv5837]

“Couldn’t kea less”

[@jesuschrist8904]

fuck*

[@fetuseater6969]

Jesus Christ r/namechecksout

[@casehulsebosch]

Yes, we are all this clever in New Zealand; both man and beast

[@anevilstripper6095]

Indeed. I am a house cat, from Wellington, writing this message; proof of his claim.

[@ernestogasulla7763]

case hulsebosch here, have your piece of trash can bread, you smart Kiwi.

[@VinSmiley]

The plop they make when jumping off of the stick makes me smile for some reason.

[@encinobalboa]

A kea as a pet would wreak havoc in the home.

[@redwoods7370]

Birds are totally underestimated creatures. They are whip-smart. They have to be to survive.

[@MNightbirb]

I agree

[@Woodland26]

never seen a "dumb" bird, ever. Lately watching someone raised a goose from an egg. Growing up so fast, strong, and very protective.

[@Rhynchocoela]

Keas are so cute

[@littleripper312]

If only people learnt this well at work ;)

[@lmeza1983]

When the payment is good they do

[@flosa1995]

@@lmeza1983 Nice dreams you have there

[@adolfarrakahane]

these and ravens are the coolest birds

[@ancamg]

6 years later, but this may look like a raven, but it is not. It's a parrot!

[@TheSkyrimInquisitor]

He didn't say they were ravens. He basically said that both keas and ravens are cool

[@Tarislar]

I know some humans who would struggle to solve that logic puzzle.

[@alexpopinga2997]

5 kea were dismantling two cars when my mates and I finished our hike yesterday. Cheeky!

[@elizabethmcleod246]

This is exactly how I met 4 keas when I was on garbage duty at Mt. Cook hostel in 1983. They are beautiful!

[@brennenderopa]

I have a relatively difficult test coming up in university, control loop engineering, I bet this kea could do it.

[@toughtalk747]

Wow! Snowing, freezing cold, obstacle courses, math problems, construction... Who you callin bird brain🤓?

[@joepoe8616]

The bird hasn't discovered "foostamps" yet.

[@nickthx1138]

Kea’s, they’re just so cheeky. Birds are some of the most intelligent animals.

[@JimTLonW6]

Very good! I think people are coming to appreciate that birds are more intelligent than was once thought. On the Milton Trail there was a Kea (called Charlie) who used to appear when the guided tours stopped for a mid morning snack at 'The Bus stop' He'd wait in a tree, and as soon as somebody left a sandwich alone for a few seconds he'd be in there!

[@sue195423]

OMG I LoVe these adorable, cheeky birds❣ They are amazingly clever💜& deserve to be protected💕forever 💖🤩

[@jjbul]

has anyone seen the home assembly online version? the ikea

[@soggybreadman4035]

1:58 when you beat your brother at connect four...

[@WachdByBigBrother]

george becali Just because a bird has a band on his leg doesn't mean the bird is tame. Naturalists do capture tag all the time. Please Google before spreading ignorance. There's too much of that on KZbin already, wouldn't you agree?

[@krishnanarayanan4653]

George becali The New Zealand DOC (Department of Conservation) tag wild keas in the wild and let them go instantly. It's a way of tracking the species' population - they are classified as VULNERABLE so need be to tracked and monitored in this way. If the kea is dead they can locate it and do an autopsy to find out why.

[@nirmalayadav4425]

WachdByBigBrother ..1n II . 2 .■0

[@DSAK55]

keas are smarter than most people who comment on youtube

[@someone4673]

Everyones an intellectual on youtube

[@kyleturner8283]

Well said

[@grungeface87]

I bet they wish they hadn't shown their intelligence now - now they have to solve a puzzle just to get a bit of butter.

[@sambrockie8026]

Love seeing them up Arthur's pass then immediately regret stopping as I watch them steal my cars wiper blades

[@sonalikushwaha7281]

Vow, What an intelligent n strong bird.

[@shaggygoat]

Nicecupofteandasitdown describes keas as parrot-based fauna which eat windshield wipers. :)

[@bizarrefruit9133]

While teaching skiing at the resorts in NZ I was around these birds every day, they are incredible creatures, you only have to see the way they look at you to know they are smart. They could unzip jacket pockets to get sweets from inside and pretty much love anything chewy. They can work as teams and would strip the rubber off cars in the car park. I even saw a bus driver make the mistake of leaving the door open one day... They trashed the inside. Wonderful birds but so mischevious.

[@SillyConure]

It's a well known fact that parrots are extremely smart but they still manage to suprise us from time to time ♡

[@valera5689]

Сообразительная птичка.

[@Kazuhira2249]

crows and parrots will never cease to amaze me

[@luis...7127]

Strong and intelligent.

[@humphrey4976]

I for one welcome our new bird overlords

[@xristo702]

Awesome muscle birbs pushing those logs haha

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

Kea bird: robs bin Ibis: "Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be LEGENDARY!!!!"

[@anonymoussecret4984]

Has to be the most intelligent bird ever.

[@garrettsievers6873]

It’s really cool how intelligent those parrots are. I think they can outsmart a human.

[@grandaddyc]

That,s a very low bar!

[@x3lol54]

This birds will be a good troops in raiding area 51

[@RandomMcSomethin]

Now we just need to make a movie of this: I, Kea

[@Gormathius]

(Later the bird goes off to eat chunks off a car) Narrator: Damnit, I'm trying to convey how intelligent you are!

[@impulse034]

This bird has more brains than 30% of humans walking this planet

[@calebmoull6081]

30%? That's being generous.

[@Master_Petes_Theater]

@@calebmoull6081 You beat me to it! 👍👏😂

[@mcapril291]

Smart and strong! Not to mention adorable!

[@kiwisunshine9631]

These birds are amazingly clever, I love them!

[@BruderSenf]

when i was in NZ i was nerly mugged by them , one of them stole me hat and while i was distracted 2 other tryed to open me backpack......

[@craig221]

My*

[@jamesklark6562]

just grab them and throw em to the ground. That's what I do when geese try to assault me.

[@seven1053]

Haha !! That's about right.

[@rattyeely]

@@jamesklark6562 not sure if that's a good idea with Kea, their beak is pretty sharp...

[@jamesklark6562]

@@rattyeely and?

[@eastchchkea6475]

Love Kea

[@TexiTheTycoon]

Why I love parrots so much

[@dindinprivate3477]

Fascinating! Best not refer to stupidity again as "bird brain" LOL

[@Master_Petes_Theater]

Indeed! 😂

[@bitchy_bitch5909]

That's a very, very intelligent species! Upon my first glance, I thought that it was a hawk. The nose and eyes look almost just like a hawks.

[@AtiCrossfireX]

wow super intelligent parrots, small but thinks big!

[@suntemple3121]

BEAUTIFUL.

[@Aguiar412]

I love their calls, so cute, sounds like a cartoon :)

[@The_Real_Indiana_Joe]

Birds like butter? I had a parrot, never even thought of giving him butter.

[@Master_Petes_Theater]

If I let him, my bird would devour a stick of butter or cream cheese. And he always homes in on the fattest part of meat and fish. And breaks chicken bones to find the fatty marrow. 😃

[@Rhea303]

I adore birds like these .. ravens too are sooo smart. ☝️🤓

[@moakley]

can you imagine their dinosaur relatives....

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@IronCurtainPrepper. They are not just related, Birds are dinosaurs, The Internet is an amazing piece of technology, just take a few minutes to look it up!

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@IronCurtainPrepper. Don't be an ignorant fool, it is well known scientific consensus that bird's are avian dinosaurs. Iol "10 people with theories" Next you're going to tell me the Earth is flat, and We're all Descendants of Adam and Eve and all that horse shit!

[@aarongreenfield9038]

@IronCurtainPrepper. PS, stay off of Wikipedia, It is a last place I would ever send anybody to look for any kind of factual information!

[@theoldschooldiva374]

Right!

[@Marti556]

@IronCurtainPrepper How do you know what dinosaurs looked like? Wait... do you have a time machine?

[@ElSauxy02]

It has a lot of common sense for a bird and a wild bird ;-;

[@Madlintelf]

Beautiful birds!

[@hugwildlife]

Very clever Kea and strong too. Thank You!!!!!

[@salsamancer]

The real smart bird was the one that waited for the first one to do the hard work

[@whatdidyousay1455]

Clever little parrot

[@bigchunky6686]

*Outstanding Move*

[@ErichoTTA]

I love the bird with the chess eyes.

[@sidensvans67]

Wonderful creatures .

[@theoldschooldiva374]

An AWESOME bird!!!

[@Brillemeister]

My cat wouldn't have liked living near these. Muscle + cleverness... o 0. God bless

[@darthveatay]

They are amazing animals

[@tayajaneway4628]

Okay when they showed the chess board in the Kea's eye, I straight up LOL 🤣

[@BedazzledChanclas]

I love these birds :’)

[@ragdollyandy]

Aww, smartie birdiee!

[@janettecoleman1714]

Fabulous bird...

[@believeinpeace]

I love them!!!

[@markjulius2006]

Amazing to say the least.

[@Mr.Oct___]

Love Parrots....they're like flying dogs.

[@Dirtbag-Hyena]

Rats are just as smart & depending on the dog,possibly smarter🐀

[@thomyorke7622]

ah New Zealand, such interesting birds you have!

[@user-rc8nc5gm5s]

Damn, I can’t even tie my own shoes, I’m kinda worried.

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

Not just smart, but really strong too. Those logs can't be lightweight for an animal of that size.

[@WobblesandBean]

These are the cutest damn birds ever. They're just so derpy and stompy, and those little fat faces! _HNNNG I CAN'T TAKE IT!_

[@truthbetoldgizmo7186]

Damn that bird is smarter than most humans!

[@wendym.7648]

Much more intelligent than many humans. 😍

[@ba-qz1pq]

Wow , never knew burds could be this clever!