Bird-brain? Cockatoos have big brain energy

Roseanna Leconte

New study reveals Goffin's Cockatoos are capable of using tools and transporting tools

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Caledonian Crow has been known to have the capability to craft tools. Recent findings have shown that the Cockatoo has the ability to take that to a more complex level.

Dr Osuna-Mascaró alongside a team of researchers conducted the study by placing a cashew nut behind a thin membrane inside a box. The 10 cockatoos were provided two objects, one which would pierce the membrane and one longer tool to draw the nut out.

6 out of 10 cockatoos managed this with ease, some even completing the task in just over 30 seconds.

In a second experiment, the bird was

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