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Cockatoos Have Dozens of Dance Moves

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 2d

Think You Can Dance? Check Out These Cockatoos. Research Finds the Parrots Have 30 Moves in Their Repertoire

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

Ars Technica · 3d

Cockatoos know 30 distinct dance moves

They ended up with 45 videos of 45 different dancing cockatoos, which they analyzed to identify specific dance moves. The team relied on 16 known dance movements, as described in a 2019 paper about Snowball, to develop a "dancing ethogram" and to define what constituted a new movement. This revealed the aforementioned 30 distinct dance movements.

Earth.com · 1d

Cockatoos have at least 30 different dance moves that they use to communicate

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

3don MSN

Scientists Reveal How to Dance Like a Cockatoo

Scientists identified 17 moves practiced by the birds that have never before been recorded in the scientific literature.

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Cockatoo’s Wild Dance-off With Her Dad Makes Her the True Dancing Queen

Cockatoo’s Wild Dance-off With Her Dad Makes Her the True Dancing Queen originally appeared on PetHelpful. Who doesn’t love ...

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