The Smartest Cockatoos

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Even living in a city like Sydney, Australia the iconic sulphue-crested cockatoos have learned how to adjust to urban licing. They are very intelligent and have nimble feet . In Western Sydney scientist took note when cockatoos began drinking from public water fountains. They tagged 24 birds and set up cameras near fountains. They noticed that cockatoos would two of two things stand with both feet on the handle of a public fountain or put one foot on the handle and one foot on the rubber spout. Then, they’d lower their body weight to turn the handle clockwise – holding the handle in place while twisting their head to take a drink.