Australian Parrots Showcase Innovative Drinking and Foraging Skills
TL;DR
Wild cockatoos in Sydney have developed a unique behavior of using water fountains, demonstrating social learning and cultural transmission, highlighting their adaptability and intelligence in urban environments.
Topics:worldscience#animal-culture#behavioral-transmission#cockatoos#cognitive-ecology#science#urban-wildlife
- Sydney Parrots Are Up to Something Unusual in the City Indian Defence Review
- Clever Cockatoos Have Figured Out How to Drink From Water Fountains The New York Times
- A clever cockatoo picked up a human skill—and then it spread National Geographic
- These clever birds can open trash cans and drink from water fountains CNN
- Australian 'trash parrots' have now developed a local 'drinking tradition' Live Science
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