That's Wild: Cockatoo Rockers
Scientists have long known that palm cockatoos can play impressive drumbeats, and that each bird has unique songwriting abilities. A new study explains more about how these rare, smoky-gray rainforest birds craft their original instruments using sticks and seed pods.
With patience and persistence, researchers were able to secure enough video footage and discarded drumming tools to analyze the cockatoos’ drumming behavior. Their study also documents how dad birds teach their young the craft, passing on a traditional that’s almost unheard of in other species. #ThatsWild
This research is part of a broader study aimed at securing palm cockatoo conservation efforts on Australia’s Cape York Peninsula.
🎥 by R. Heinsohn and C. Zdenek
Featured in Endangered Earth Online (Nov. 23, 2032): https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/p...
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