They are not just pretty faces. Cockatoos can learn how to make and use tools, a study found. The clever birds fashioned and used rakes made from pieces of wood to bring tasty morsel of foods within ...
Much like human children, clever birds can learn how to use new tools by playing with them. Research has found that New Caledonian crows and kea parrots can figure out how useful an object is in ...
It’s no secret that parrots are smart. Aside from mimicking human speech, they display some impressive problem-solving abilities. But unlike other brainy birds such as crows, they’re not regular tool ...
The black-feathered greater vasa parrot has a new skill to add to its resume — the use of tools to grind shells to create calcium powder, which it then proceeds to lick up with its pink tongue, a new ...
It has been confirmed that parrots can use various types of tools in the required sequence. This suggests they possess intelligence comparable to that of chimpanzees, which use different tools to ...
A cockatoo called Figaro has astonished scientists by figuring out how to manufacture and use tools. It is the first time a parrot has shown this ability. The captive-reared Goffin's cockatoo uses his ...
Researchers at the universities of Oxford and Vienna have filmed birds complete problem-solving tasks in order to reach their food. The Kea parrots and New Caledonian crows are believed to be amongst ...
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Researchers at the universities of Oxford and Vienna have filmed birds complete problem-solving tasks in ...
Researchers at the universities of Oxford and Vienna have filmed birds complete problem-solving tasks in order to reach their food. The Kea parrots and New Caledonian crows are believed to be amongst ...