Black Palm Cockatoo's Sassy Conversation with Human Brings All the Tea originally appeared on Parade Pets. Some birds know exactly how to bring the sass. They can't help it — it's who they are!

If you're a parent, you know how testy babies, toddlers, and children of all ages can get when they get 'hangry'—that is, hungry and angry at the same time. It can get scary! San Diego Zoo may not be ...

Like teenage Romeos toting sticker-plastered guitar cases, male palm cockatoos show that romancing a crush with a love song isn’t just about music — it’s also about style. This video from 2017 shows ...

Source: JJ Harrison, via Wikimedia Commons. It’s surprising that tool use isn’t more common among parrots in the wild. After all, parrots share several key traits with primates and other tool-using ...

The San Antonio Zoo has announced the hatching of a rare bird. In a Facebook post welcome the "newest member to our flock!" the zoo states that this hatching was nineteen years in the making. The zoo ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that humans aren't the only species that can play musical instruments. After seven years of observing 18 male palm cockatoos in Australia's Cape York Peninsula, ...

When it comes to percussion, the palm cockatoo is the animal kingdom's match for Ringo Starr or Phil Collins, new research suggests. Professor Rob Heinsohn said while songbirds and whales can belt out ...

Palm cockatoos don't simply warble or croon like other birds. The northern Australian birds are drummers. These Neil Pearts of the parrot world break off sticks or seedpods and, holding the object in ...

These birds know that women can’t resist a drummer. Male palm cockatoos make drumsticks and drum out a rhythm to attract the opposite sex, according to a new study. “The tapping sounds were non-random ...

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