News Headline

Smokers help birds ward off mites

Source
New Scientist

Publication Date
2012-12-05

It's not just people that have a penchant for cigarettes. Birds living in urban environments often use cigarette butts to line their nests. Unlike in humans, the cigarettes seem to have a beneficial effect – they cut the number of parasites in the nests.

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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22587-smokers-help-birds-ward-off-mites.html