Crafty Cockatoos Learn to Use Public Drinking Fountains

Sulphur-crested cockatoos observed using bubblers in western Sydney – video

A new study says a population of sulphur-crested cockatoos in western Sydney have begun drinking from twist-handled public drinking fountains. Researchers published their findings in the journal Biology Letters. 'Successful operation requires a coordinated sequence of actions, with only 41% of observed attempts ending in success … To our knowledge, this behaviour has not been observed elsewhere. Altogether, this suggests that this drinking innov…

Clever Cockatoos Have Figured Out How to Drink From Water Fountains

They had also learned how to flip open garbage lids in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Scientists wonder what they’ll work out next.

Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cultural evolution in urban birds