A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in ...

the Goffin cockatoo. Extensive research has shown that some parrots can perform some cognitive tasks at levels comparable to or beyond those of 5-year-old human children and can be taught memory ...

Cockatoos. Image by Openverse. Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) have stunned researchers with their ability to create multi-component tools from scratch. Unlike New Caledonian crows, which have ...

However, research has revealed that several parrot species are accomplished tool users. Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) have demonstrated the ability to spontaneously craft tools from various ...

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 ...