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 ...

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 ...