Birds are using cigarette butts to make their nests

They may have been proven to cause cancer and smell out a home, yet for our feathered friends, the cigarette butts are a luxury item. A team of ecologists have found birds are stuffing the ends of cigs into the lining of their nests - and it's not because they fancy a quick puff. In fact, far from being unnatural, the scientists believe the smokes are simply the latest way in which birds drive away parasites. #shorts #cute #feelgood #goodnews #cuteanimals #birds #nests #cigarettes