It's true: cockatoos are beautiful, playful birds in the parrot family, full of personality and charm that makes them wonderful pets. Seeing how these feathered friends can live up tp 25 years, that ...

In 2008, a YouTube video featuring an Eleanora cockatoo named Snowball dancing to the beat of the Backstreet Boys went viral. His killer moves stunned scientists, since the ability to synchronize body ...

Goffin’s cockatoos, long known as adept tool users, are the first parrots found to alter their food by dipping it in water. By Emily Anthes Emily Anthes previously reported on parrots who liked to ...

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. Experimentally ...

Birds are among the most popular pets in America. In fact, about 6.1 million households have at least one. While these animals may not sit on your lap and play fetch with you like dogs, they are still ...

Their analysis of a new set of videos reveals that Snowball — who lives at a bird sanctuary in Indiana — not only has rhythm but is also capable of creativity and spontaneity when he boogies. He ...

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