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Palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus), renowned for their human-like musical drumming behavior, are in severe decline, according to a paper published in the journal Biological Conservation. A palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus). Image credit: Doug Janson / CC BY-SA 3.0. Palm cockatoos are one of the largest cockatoos, reaching 1.2 kg and …

An international team of researchers from Austria and the UK has shown that Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) can manufacture and use stick-type tools of appropriate shape and length out of three different materials, suggesting that the birds can anticipate how the tools will be used. Goffin’s cockatoos can cut out …