Cockatoo's ability to learn how to make 'utmost' tools

Not only does it have a nice appearance, cockatoos can also learn how to craft and use the tool skillfully.

Charming cockatoos have proved their superior intelligence when stripping wood pieces and turning them into food sticks. In particular, cockatoos do not simply imitate technology, but also have the ability to transform it to make their way better than the original technical version.

Researcher Alex Kacelnik from Oxford University (UK) said: 'Cockatoos seem to compete and overcome their teachers, which all professors hope to acquire in my best student '.

Two years ago, Professor Kacelnik was surprised when he saw a cockatoo called Figaro come up with the idea of ​​stripping a piece of wood from his cage to use as a snack. . This ingenuity and ingenuity turned Figaro into the first known parrot family known to manufacture tools - the ability that was once thought to be unique in humans.

Currently, Mr. Kacelnik has proven that other cockatoos can learn to build and use tools through the observation of Figaro 'teaching'. Three male cockatoos named Doolittle, Pipin and Kiwi in the experiment learned 'Master' Figaro how to use wooden sticks to eat food and even created more perfect techniques than their teachers.

According to a research report published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B , no cockatoo in the successful experiment with Figaro's technique. These females seem less interested in learning than males.

Experts say, although many animals can use sticks and tools if they suddenly catch them, there are few species that deliberately create tools naturally.

In addition to cockatoos in the study, rare examples of such intelligent animals also include the New Caledonian crow, which uses a hook-shaped rod to impale insects and chimpanzees, to use teeth to stripped the ends of sticks to poke. termite