Posted by: Sandy Steinman | July 14, 2025

Cockatoos learn to use drinking fountains in Sydney

New Atlas reported

In an impressive feat of rapid urban adaptation, sulphur-crested cockatoos have worked out how to use their feet and their large bodies to twist the tap handles of drinking fountains in order to access water from the faucet. It’s the first observation of this behavior spread throughout a large population of birds.

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