A zookeeper just shared an adorable video of a new addition to the farm, a Goffin Cockatoo named Charlotte, who's described as a little cutesy and a little psycho. With her vocal range encompassing ...

From pocket knives to smartphones, humans keep inventing ever-more-sophisticated tools. However, the notion that tool use is an exclusively human trait was shattered in the 1960s when Jane Goodall ...

Some birds, like Cockatoos, are too smart for their own good. Whether they excel at repeating a phrase their pet parent muttered once or unlocking their cage door, every day with one of these ...

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 ...

Cockatoo using multiple tools to fish out a nut from the box. Cockatoos can combine multiple tools to complete a complex task, a feat scientists previously thought only chimpanzees and humans could do ...

Goffin’s cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport toolsets. In a study publishing in the journal Current Biology on February 10, researchers show that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The crafty cockatoos have done it again. A new study published today ...

Goffin's cockatoos can tear cardboard into long strips as tools to reach food -- but fail to adjust strip width to fit through narrow openings, according to a new study. Goffin's cockatoos can tear ...

Previous research suggested that spending a lot of time with humans might make animals more innovative. These birds had another idea. By James Gorman When it comes to cognitive testing, the Goffin’s ...

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 ...

Goffin's cockatoos can tear cardboard into long strips as tools to reach food - but fail to adjust strip width to fit through narrow openings, according to a study published November 7, 2018 in the ...