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Cockatoos make sound economic decisions about which tools to use to obtain a particular food reward based upon their assessment of the current "market situation", according to a study by University of ...

A new study groups cockatoos into the “innovative tool makers and users” club alongside crows and chimpanzees -- leaving human children far behind. Again People had long (and mistakenly) thought that ...

Goffin's cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport toolsets. Researchers show that the cockatoos carry multiple tools to their worksite when the job calls ...

Charlie Jr. the Cockatoo is the best example of this breed that I could possibly think of. He's got it all, from the attitude ...

Occa was one of Steve's favorite animals, and it's clear from their darling interaction that Occa feels the same way about ...

A new study finds that the birds have flexible problem-solving skills. July 5, 2013— -- Getting called a birdbrain might not be such an insult after all. A new study published in the journal PLoS ...

Many animals are known to make tools to help them find food or achieve other everyday goals, but advanced toolmaking skills are rarer. Now, wild cockatoos have been seen making sets of tools, each ...

In a series of new experiments, Goffin's cockatoos were able to use a set of different tools to complete complex tasks. The brainy birds can decide which gadget works best and carry their varied ...

On January 13, 2026, in Hebei, China, @Zhīmahúhú shared a video of a funny interaction between two cockatoos. In the video, a ...

Goffin’s cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport toolsets. In a study publishing in the journal Current Biology on February 10, researchers show that ...