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The tweet smell of birds nests: Scientists find birds feather their homes with the butts of cigarettes World of Birds Birds use cigarette butts to line nests, St Andrews University study finds BBC News Did you know? Some birds are using cigarette butts to build their nests Researchers say nicotine helps repel parasites protecting baby birds in the short term. But To protect their nests from parasitic mites, urban birds line their nests with used cigarette butts. The use of nicotine as a pesticide is natural. City birds use cigarette butts to fight nest parasites: City birds are using cigarette butts in their nests to reduce parasites, but the toxic tradeoff may come with hidden risks for chicks. #

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