This Startup Thinks It Can Train Crows to Clean Up Cigarette Butts. Here’s What Experts Say. 2018-09-15 Leave a Comment on This Startup Thinks It Can Train Crows to Clean Up Cigarette Butts. Here’s What Experts Say. Crows are too smart to be co-opted by dumb startups. Source: This Startup Thinks It Can Train Crows to Clean Up Cigarette Butts. Here’s What Experts Say.