When animals learn to live in urban environments, they are on a steep learning curve. There are new dangers to be aware of, but also lots of new opportunities. The quicker a species can learn how to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s dusk in Hong Kong Park. Taxis screech past on the road outside, the shuffling footfall of commuters meandering home as the ...

For years, scientists have known that wild cockatoos are unusually clever. These birds can open bins, solve simple puzzles, and even copy tricks from .

The cockatoo is a large white bird with an attractive crest and a fairly thick beak. They are incredibly popular pet birds because of their friendliness and ability to bond deeply with their ...

“In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught.” ― Baba Dioum (1937 - current) A recent deep dive into the ...

Ecologists have made valuable discoveries that could transform the conservation of two iconic cockatoo species: the Sulphur-crested cockatoos and the critically endangered Yellow-crested cockatoos -- ...

Sulphur-crested cockatoos have shown extraordinary signs of brainpower in a Sydney park, where they’ve been seen turning on water taps, and even queuing to take turns drinking. Every morning and every ...

Companion cockatoos are renowned for their problem-solving and intriguing characters. It’s no surprise these large, long-lived and intelligent parrots are known to display complex behaviour. Owners ...

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