Who’s a clever bird?

Sulphur-crested cockatoos might be considered a nuisance, but there is no shortage of anecdotes about their clever antics. Another instance came up this week, with reports from Western Sydney of the birds turning on taps so they could drink from water fountains in parks.

If you see cockatoos doing anything unusual or clever in your neighbourhood, let Australia’s scientists know by reporting it in the Big City Birds app. Image credit: Klump et al, Biology Letters, via Australian Geographic