When a Cockatoo gets in a mood, they tend to get all puffy. They don't call making someone mad "ruffling their feathers" for nothing, after all! It's legitimately what happens when a bird gets a ...

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A study exploring dance behaviors in captive cockatoos has found that these birds have an impressive repertoire of 30 distinct moves—and some are even able to make their own choreographs by combining ...

This featherless Cockatoo running around in a tiny vest is giving serious Dobby vibes.

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 ...

The headbang, the side-to-side and the body roll are some of at least 30 dance moves used by captive cockatoos. The team identified 30 distinct dance moves each done by at least two birds, 17 of which ...

They had also learned how to flip open garbage lids in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Scientists wonder what they’ll work out next. By Gemma Conroy Most birds go for ease when looking for drinking ...