Some birds, like Cockatoos, are too smart for their own good. Whether they excel at repeating a phrase their pet parent muttered once or unlocking their cage door, every day with one of these ...

Goffin’s cockatoos are the first parrots found to alter hard foods by dipping them in water, possibly to improve the texture Naturalized Goffin's cockatoo (Cacatua goffiniana) chomping on a rambutan ...

A new study has found that pet parrots that make video calls to other parrots show signs of feeling less isolated Ellie, an 11-year-old Goffin's cockatoo, learns to make a video phone call to a ...

From pocket knives to smartphones, humans keep inventing ever-more-sophisticated tools. However, the notion that tool use is an exclusively human trait was shattered in the 1960s when Jane Goodall ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The crafty cockatoos have done it again. A new study published today ...

Only a few animal species such as New Caledonian crows or some primates have so far been found to habitually use tools. Even fewer can manufacture their own tools. Nevertheless, the Goffin's cockatoo, ...

In an incredible (and perhaps disconcerting) video, a Goffin's cockatoo (Cacatua goffiniana) named Figaro plays a game of putt-putt golf. With seeming ease, the bird places a ball on a platform before ...

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 ...

Goffin's cockatoos can tear cardboard into long strips as tools to reach food -- but fail to adjust strip width to fit through narrow openings, according to a new study. Goffin's cockatoos can tear ...

Humans may be the only creatures on Earth that create complex tools like bicycles and programming languages, but a handful of our animal cousins also make and use simple tools. Chimpanzees are known ...