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Humans aren't the only creatures who love junk food.

Many animals are known to enjoy sifting through our garbage to find edible treats.

And now we learn that some storks have stopped migrating from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa in the winter.

They'd rather feed at landfills.

They used landfill sites heavily during the winter, and they travel very long distance

to get to these sites.

Aldina Franco of the University of East Anglia, one of the scientists who studied the

Stork's use of landfills in Portugal.

GPS tracking devices on 17 birds showed that the landfill life might mean up to 100

kilometer round trips to feed, healthy distances, but far shorter than their historic migration

routes. And also they use the nest throughout the year and look after the nest. So these

resident birds are, they are in a perfect condition. They are always ready to start breathing. So as soon as spring arrives, they are ready to go. The nest is in good condition, and they start breeding earlier.

The number of storks overwintering in Portugal has shot up from fewer than 2000 in 1995 to 14,000 in 2014. The increase appears to reflect both changes in behavior and a booming

stork population in general. The studies in the journal movement ecology. The Portuguese

landfills are slated to close in 2018, with the trash diverted to covered recycling and composting

facilities. How will the storks respond? Franco thinks they'll get back to basics.

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