The birds, which have also opened trash bins, were filmed operating fountain handles with complex maneuvers. Researchers say ...

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Along with operating them, the birds seemed content to wait up to 10 minutes for their turn to drink at the fountain.

In an impressive feat of rapid urban adaptation, sulphur-crested cockatoos have worked out how to use their feet and their large bodies to twist the tap handles of drinking fountains in order to ...

A team of researchers in Australia published a paper about how the population of sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney have learned to operate drinking fountains designed for human use.

These are Australia’s iconic sulphur-crested cockatoos – white birds with a yellow tuft on their heads, known for their loud, grating screech. But they’re also incredibly intelligent ...

A new study, published in The Royal Society Biology Letters, reveals that a population of Sulphur-crested cockatoos in western Sydney has adopted a new novel behaviour – manipulating twist ...

Sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney's western suburbs have been spotted twisting the handles of bubblers for their morning and evening drink. A study revealed the trait had become a local ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Cockatoos in Sydney have learnt to operate and drink from bubblers in another extraordinary urban adaption that has snatched the ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Animals. Followed categories will be added to My News. A new study, published in The Royal Society Biology Letters, reveals that a population of Sulphur ...