The BBC reported
Police in Indonesia have arrested a man they suspect was smuggling rare birds inside plastic bottles.
The man was allegedly caught carrying the live birds on a passenger ship near the city of Surabaya.
They included 21 yellow-crested cockatoos, which are listed as endangered. They were kept inside bottles to stop them from flapping.
see full story and photos at Indonesian smuggler ‘hid birds in plastic bottles’ – BBC News.
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