Cockatoos play drum solos to attract mates - video

[Judi Lynn]

Researe sticks and pods in an attempt to attract the opposite sex

Cockatoos impress opposite sex with Phil Collins-style drum solos
Source: Robert Heinsohn/Australian National University in Canberra

Wed 28 Jun 2017 15.00 EDT

Video at link:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2017/jun/28/cockatoos-drum-solos-attract-mates-north-queensland-australia-video

[Judi Lynn]

1. Goffin's cockatoos make same tool from different materials - video report

Source: University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna | University of Oxford | BBC Radio 4 Today

Wed 16 Nov 2016 10.22 EST

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Researchers from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna and the University of Oxford have shown that Goffin’s cockatoos can make and use elongated tools out of different materials. In video footage released on Wednesday, the cockatoo makes tools from wood and twigs, but also from cardboard, suggesting the birds can anticipate how the tools will be used

Video at link:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2016/nov/16/goffins-cockatoos-make-same-tool-different-materials-video-report

[ZZenith]

2. Drummers always get the chicks.

[Karadeniz]

3. Love learning how clever animals are...thanks!

[benld74]

4. Mr Collins I presume,,,

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