In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers found that male palm cockatoos, a type of parrot, fashion their own unique drumsticks as part of their efforts ...

Palm cockatoos whittle twigs to make drumsticks for tapping on tree limbs by Bob Yirka , Phys.org Map of the study area at Kutini-Payamu National Park on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.

Like teenage Romeos toting sticker-plastered guitar cases, male palm cockatoos show that romancing a crush with a love song isn’t just about music — it’s also about style. This video from ...

A fascinating exception is the palm cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus), an endangered parrot native to parts of northern Australia and New Guinea. What makes them even more unusual is that they use ...

Moluccan Cockatoos, Palm Cockatoos... The species surprisingly diverse! Usually, though, we only get to see the white ones. Not today! On Monday, April 28th, one Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo showed ...

The palm cockatoo is thought to be the only bird species to use tools musically – drumming wood to attract a mate. Found only in Australia and neighbouring New Guinea, the species is facing a ...

KELLY: (Laughter) OK, so virus, pink diamonds and romantic cockatoos. I got to go for the third one first. Maria, tell me about the wild palm cockatoos. They're drumming out love songs?

This is evidence of regional subcultures, the study says. (Learn how Australia’s palm cockatoo uses a tool to make music.) In the course of the study, the scientists spent time habituating ...