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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cockatoos come in more colors than you might think! There are the standard white ones, and then you have your Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos, Salmon-Crested Cockatoos, Moluccan Cockatoos, Palm Cockatoos ...

On a hot day, a few glugs from a park drinking fountain can be a major relief — and some of Sydney’s cockatoos agree. Lucy Aplin — a cognitive ecologist at the Australian National University in ...

Have you ever learned a new trick or got a very special toy and couldn't wait to show it off? Chances are pretty high that we ...