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They do so by by prying up the front, ... A cockatoo learns how to bust into a bin by observing their friends cracking it open, and some cliques even have group specific methods.
The cockatoo had come down from her perch and started to dig toys, corks, and paper from a cubby hole in the door frame, placing the objects in front of Jasmine.
In these cockatoos, the researchers just might have stumbled on to a group that lets them explore what they term "comparative cognition and the evolution of culture." Proceedings of the Royal ...
Cockatoos in Sydney have become expert trash bin burglars. Scientists say birds in different neighborhoods have taught each other different techniques to open the bins, a sign of cultural complexity.