A crackle of sulfur-crested cockatoos in Western Sydney have figured out how to grab a drink from a park water fountain. We ...

Large white birds with long, yellow crests were seen lining up along a fence waiting for their turn at the water fountain, researchers said in a June 4 study published in the peer-reviewed journal ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in the region, has seen devastating population losses. The usual culprits are at ...

In fact, the star of this video has to be the cute Goffin Cockatoo dancing his heart out while balancing on Dwayne's hand. "Simon is a 30-year-old Goffin cockatoo. He is a former feather plucker ...

Goffin's cockatoos, these surprisingly intelligent birds, have once again surprised scientists. This time, they have been observed in a form of cooking aimed at improving the taste of food: dipping ...

Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna are reporting that Goffin's cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) engage in food flavoring behavior by dunking food into soy yogurt.

In 2022, Jeroen Zewald and Alice Auerpserg at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, observed three Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) soaking dry biscuits in water before eating them.

Well, it turns out this kind of behavior doesn’t seem to be exclusive to humans – a new study has found some Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) love a condiment too. The idea for the ...

How scientists figured out dunking was for texture The scientists observed a group of 18 Goffin's cockatoos over twelve days. During that period, they saw that seven of the birds dunked their hard ...