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Clever cockatoo caught using tools [Life Lines]
Check out this picture of a captive cockatoo (Cacatua goffiniana) in the Department of Cognitive Biology at the University of Vienna using a tool:
Image from: Scientific American
Figaro (shown above) was observed by a student using a piece of bamboo to try to retrieve a dropped pebble. This was the first documented evidence of a Goffin’s cockatoo attempting to use a tool so the researchers decided to try a little experiment. They placed a cashew just outside of Figaro’s cage and observed as Figaro attempted to retrieve it using a stick he found on the floor of the aviary. When that was unsuccessful, he broke a splinter off of a wooden beam and was able to successfully retrieve the nut. The researchers were impressed by not only his ability to use tools, but also to make them.
2012-11-11 00:23:01
Source: http://scienceblogs.com/lifelines/2012/11/10/clever-cockatoo-caught-using-tools/
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