A funny encounter in Australia shows a wildlife photographer surrounded by a flock of friendly sulphur-crested cockatoos. The ...

Sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) are a large member of the parrot family. You will find these social birds across Eastern Australia and New Guinea, gathered in roosting communities. They ...

The only thing that people must do is stop shooting or poisoning these parrots and allow them to conduct their superior weed-removal practices in peace A flock of sulfur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua ...

Australia's sulphur-crested cockatoo, named for the crest of feathers on its head, has been found to learn how to open residential trash bin lids and find food through social learning. According to ...

Australia's crafty, sulphur-crested cockatoos appear to have entered an "innovation arms race" with humans, scientists say, as the two species spar over the rubbish in roadside bins. The white birds, ...

First, these parrots learned to open trash cans to forage for food. Now, they’ve taken it a step further – and have figured out how to turn on water fountains for a sip along with their meal. These ...

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 ...

Scientists have shown that cockatoos can learn from each other a unique skill -- lifting garbage bin lids to gather food. The research confirms that cockatoos spread this novel behavior through social ...

A sulphur-crested cockatoo named Snowball garnered YouTube fame and headlines a decade ago for his uncanny ability to dance to the beat of the Backstreet Boys. Now, researchers reporting in Current ...

“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 ...

A sulphur-crested cockatoo named Poncho was reported stolen Monday from Tropical World Ltd., a pet shop at 744 S. Buffalo Grove Rd., police said. The bird, white-plumed and yellow-crested, disappeared ...

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 ...