Желтохохлый какаду ест плоды мелии ацедарах

Looking at a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo nibbling berries of the White Cedar (Melia azedarach) trees growing around the estate. I know the berries are neurotoxic to humans, but Wikipedia says: “Fruits are poisonous to humans if eaten in quantity. However, like those of the Yew tree, these toxins are not harmful to birds, who gorge themselves on the fruit, eventually reaching a “drunken“ state. The toxins are neurotoxins and unidentified resins, found mainly in the fruits. Some birds are able to eat the fruit,
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