Similar cockatoos were recently observed learning to open trashcan lids. But that’s not all these birds can do. A similar group of Australian “cockies” are also figuring out the mechanics of drinking ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A few years ago, a scientist in Sydney, Australia, noticed a sulfur-crested cockatoo opening his trash bin. Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wild cockatoos have figured out how to open garbage can lids, and the practice is spreading due to social learning. parrots ...

The residents of a Sydney suburb have entered into a war with local wildlife: not snakes, spiders or crocodiles, but cockatoos. These birds have become pests in Sydney, Australia, breaking into ...

June 5 (UPI) --A team of researchers in Australia published a paper about how the population of sulphur-crested cockatoos in Sydney have learned to operate drinking fountains designed for human use.

Residents of southern Sydney, Australia have been in a long-term battle over garbage—humans want to throw it out, and cockatoos want to eat it. The sulphur-crested cockatoos that call the area home ...