However, understanding your pet bird can sometimes be tricky. That’s why we gathered 7 signs your pet cockatoo trusts you, so ...

In 2008, a YouTube video featuring an Eleanora cockatoo named Snowball dancing to the beat of the Backstreet Boys went viral. His killer moves stunned scientists, since the ability to synchronize body ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

We’ve covered the absolutely adorable and ridiculously smart Cockatoo named Furby plenty of times before, and if you’re a Furby fan, you already know his antics never disappoint. Recently, Furby gave ...

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 ...

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 ...

A sulfur-crested cockatoo flips open the lid of a bin. Barbara Klump / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Sulfur-crested cockatoos don’t have the best reputation around their human neighbors in ...

Each night around sundown, cockatoos in western Sydney gather for a ritual: After waiting in line on a fence, they take turns at a drinking fountain, gripping the handle with their feet and leaning ...

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When you think of Australia, it's hard to not immediately think of its eclectic animals. You know the ones: jacked kangaroos, tarantulas, the inland taipan. But one bird that deserves more attention ...