Tuesday 14 February 2023

Cocatoos know how to use a toolkit




Joel Kontinen 

Previous research has shown that cockatoos are better tool makers than chimps.

And there’s more. A recent paper on 18 palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) published in the journal Science Advances looks at the birds’ ability to make their own drumsticks and produce a rhythmic beat.

In contrast, chimps (that evolutionists hail as our cousins) can’t make music instruments.

Even 
crows beat chimps in intelligence and innovation, defying Darwinian expectations. By 

And Cockatoos can understand that they need to bring a two-piece “toolkit” to retrieve a cashew nut treat. 

Source: 

Wilson , Clare, 2023.   Cockatoos understand when a job requires a toolkit,  New Scientist 10 February,