How Palm Cockatoos Use Sticks to Drum Out a Beat on Trees to Attract a Mate
by Lori Dorn from Laughing Squid on (#705E2)
Professor Robert Heinsohn of the Australian National University explained to Isabelle Rodd of BBC News how the palm cockatoos of Australia and Papua New Guinea use sticks to drum out a rhythmic beat on a tree in order to attract a mate. They are the only birds that are known to make music this way.
The palm cockatoo is thought to be the only bird species to use tools musically - drumming wood to attract a mate.
Unfortunately, this musically gifted striking bird is considered endangered.
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