Sparrows stealing sugar are being investigated. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
A research project monitoring the behaviour of sparrows on the University of Waikato campus has uncovered several interesting findings about their strong appetite for raw sugar.
Summer research scholar Mike Davy discovered sparrows have a preference for raw brown sugar in orange packets.
Male sparrows seem to be the biggesttroublemakers, accounting for 70 per cent of stolen sugar packets.
