Cockatoos display 30 distinct dance moves including headbanging and body rolls, suggesting complex cognitive abilities.

They ended up with 45 videos of 45 different dancing cockatoos, which they analyzed to identify specific dance moves. The ...

A new study of the birds in online videos and at an Australian zoo revealed 17 dance moves never before documented by ...

A proclivity for dancing seems to be found in at least 10 species of cockatoo, and the birds will even jive to white noise or ...

Cockatoo owners often record their pets dancing to music. Now, researchers have catalogued many of their complex dance moves.

Cockatoo birds are renowned in Australia for their raucous singing, but researchers said Thursday they also boast an ...

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Captive cockatoos have at least 30 different dance moves in their repertoire, including headbanging and body rolls, according ...

When cockatoos sway to music, there’s apparently more to it than mere instinct. A study delves into this behavior and examines what can actually trigger dancing in cockatoos. The birds display up to ...

Cockatoos can headbang, body roll and sidestep intentionally to music according to a new study. One bird recorded 257 dance moves while listening to music for 20 minutes.

Think you've got better moves than a parrot? New research suggests you may want to reassess that. A study published in PLOS ...