Tag Archive for 'Sulphur-crested cockatoo'

A sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) opening the lid of a household waste bin using one of many different opening techniques; this bird holds the lid with the bill and its left foot; a second bird is observing it closely. Image credit: Klump et al., doi: 10.1126/science.abe7808.

Study: Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos Spread Bin-Opening Behavior through Social Learning

Jul 26, 2021 by News Staff

Ornithologists from Germany and Australia have documented the emergence of a cultural adaptation to urban environments — opening of household waste...

Snowball, a male sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita eleonora). Image credit: Patel et al, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.038.

Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo Knows 14 Dance Moves, Study Reveals

Jul 9, 2019 by News Staff

Snowball is a male sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita eleonora). In 2007, he garnered YouTube fame for his uncanny ability to dance — including...