Seeing what our pets decide to get attached to is always really fascinating (and usually very adorable). For my dog, it's her favorite blankets; she will never miss a chance to cuddle up, especially ...

Cockatoos have once again demonstrated that birds have surprisingly advanced toolmaking abilities—particularly when delicious cashews are involved. Just last month, one team found that New Caledonian ...

A species of Indonesian parrot known as the Goffin's cockatoo can solve a complex series of puzzles to reach a reward behind a glass pane, a study has shown. Teams from from Oxford University, the ...

Cockatoos can understand that they need to bring a two-piece “toolkit” to retrieve a cashew nut treat. This makes them only the second non-human animal, after chimpanzees, that seems to view multiple ...

Figaro the cockatoo displays his “primate level” combination tool-using skills by playing a cockatoo version of “golf,” and choosing the correct hole for a cashew reward. Two other cockatoos figured ...

Goffin's cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport toolsets. Researchers show that the cockatoos carry multiple tools to their worksite when the job calls ...