Cockatoos Can Not Only Use Tools, They Can Carry Whole Toolkits to Trickier Jobs, Study Shows

CNN ^ | Fri February 10, 2023 | Hafsa Khalil

[nickcarraway]

The ability to solve problems with multiple tools is a rare talent in the animal kingdom, but according to new research, cockatoos are the first birds on the block to carry and use a tool kit to suit their needs.

Using 10 Goffin’s cockatoos, researchers from Austria and the UK made their discovery after carrying out three experiments as published in the journal Current Biology Friday.

Goffin’s cockatoos are small white parrots native to the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia. They were chosen after the researchers spotted them using a “tool set” in the wild. In this study, cockatoos from the Goffin Lab in Vienna were used.

[nickcarraway]

Can we these birds as handymen? The human ones are too expensive because of inflation.

[Bob434]

Great- Cheap Labor- no more need for illegals

[dforest]

We need them as they are worth much more than those dodo birds in DC.

[invoman]

No, you cannot.

I want to keep charging $110.00/hour.

Besides that, they aren't licensed and insured.

Furthermore, if they are arrested for doing work without a license, they are a known flight risk.

[Billthedrill]

[heavy metal]

a bird brained idea...

[ConservativeInPA]

Who had the real brains behind solving all those crimes?

[gundog]

[ConservativeInPA]

Oops, Baretta. It’s been a long time.

[Larry Lucido]

“I need a wing nut, a feathering tool and a claw hammer!”

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“known flight risk.”

LOLOL — now that is a GREAT punchline. Thanks for making me laugh!

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“I can only give you a cat’s paw to go after your feathering tool.”

[MS.BEHAVIN]

” they are a known flight risk.”
LOL!
Aren’t you clever!

[jmcenanly]

Corvids, especially crows and ravens are also very intelligent.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Cockatoos have more brains and sense than D voters.

[whitney69]

There’ll be another H1B shortly.

wy69

[PLMerite]

"Can we these birds as handymen? The human ones are too expensive because of inflation."

No. Remember, birds are descended from dinosaurs. Give them enough time and...

[TChad]

Cockatoos: Smart, funny, and LOUD.

[Qwapisking]

Who Ever thought that “bird brain” would become a compliment?

[Bob434]

Just found out that even starlings. The birds that congregste in the 100’s and so etimes 1000’s and poop all over everything and eat all the bird food, ARe highly intelligent too. Whod’a thunk it? There is video of them mimicking sounds, and I beleive speaking too, but not sure about the last one.