The BBC reports that NBN technicians have discovered cockatoos have been damaging the ends of spare fiber cables left in place on communications towers for future network expansion by chomping on them, wearing through the steel braiding that protects the fiber. Active cables haven't been affected, so there has been no loss of service (as of yet) due to cockatoo attacks; the ends of cables carrying active traffic are protected by a plastic cages. But cables left with their ends exposed have become a favorite of the birds, who use them to help wear down their ever-growing beaks. And the cables cost AUS$10,000 (about US$7,700) to replace.
Jayden Howard
The absolute state of Australia
Tyler Reyes
lolwtf, you never cease to surprise me and horrify me Australia.
Asher Richardson
>aussie isps getting btfo by birds
David Walker
>birds: 1 >kike AUS ISPs: 0
Leo Martinez
Why doesn't Australia export those birds. They're like $500 a piece for a shitty one.
Brandon Diaz
cockatoos are the worst birds.
Luis Davis
OI M8 THE FUCKIN BIRDS ARE IN THE FIBER AGAIN *lags*
Brayden Jones
fucking chuckled out loud, thanks
Nathaniel Baker
No, it's >birds 2 >australia 0 now.
Andrew Cox
Cockatoo's are literally the trolls of the parrot family. They'll fuck with absolutely anything for shits and giggles.
Nolan Russell
Yeah fuck oath mate, cockies are sick cunts aye. Cunts will just chill if you feed them and don't be a dickhead.
Ten grand to fix? Yeah nah, take it from the lebs at centerlink aye, great thing having the highest standard of living haha
Landon Lewis
oh shit, yeah
lmao
Cooper Moore
Cockatoos vs australian army when ?
Thomas Diaz
first the screaming now the chomping haha NICE
Eli White
>Tip over water bowl >Screeches until someone replaces it >tips it over again Cockatoos are fucking arseholes
Easton Long
poor little guy hope his feathers grow back
Owen Collins
My cockatoo is calling my dog with my voice, then screeches like a steamer and throws little things at a frighened dog. They are absolutely maniacal shizophrenics by human standards.
He also can suddenly remember a phrase which he heard once 10 or 15 years ago, pretty creepy
Nolan Robinson
What is that Japanese bird doing in Australia? You know, besides not cooking spaghetti.
Easton Lee
fucking asians bring in all kinds of shit watch aussie border security mate chinks will come in with fuck off huge bags of food and pests like its completely fine it pisses me the fuck off
Ryder Perez
he probably plucked himself out of anxiety, if I was to guess
Jackson Williams
NOOOOO IT CANT KEEP HAPPENING FIRST THE EMUS NOW THE COCKATOOS WHY CANT WE DEFEAT SIMPLE WILDLIFE
David Reyes
They will request NATO support
Isaiah Price
The natives never had this kind problem.
Connor Parker
Yeah, they go insane being alone all day in the cage.
Asher Lewis
Maybe if they placed the wires all the way to each home there wouldnt be any loose ends to nibble while they fuck around with the copper.
Aaron Gonzalez
ISPs have nothing to do with it. NBN owns the infrastructure and sells use of it wholesale to the ISPs that sell plans to the consumer. This is why people are getting WORSE internet after $60B was spent on NBN, because they're literally destroying all the ISP owned infrastructure and forcing everyone on NBN.