'Stoatally' cunning kea!

The identity of a cheeky troublemaker setting off of stoat traps in Fiordland has been uncovered thanks to video surveillance by University of Canterbury student Matt Goodman.  Mr Goodman's footage, taken over two hours, shows a clever kea determinedly using and, apparently, adapting a variety of sticks to try to set off the trap.  It's not clear what reward the bird gets for its efforts, apart from the sound of the trap going off.

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