![]() Captive Goffins are capable of inventing and manipulating tools, even though they aren't known to use tools habitually. The Goffin's cockatoo ( Cacatua goffiniana) is a type of parrot. ![]() Auersperg from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, and colleagues. Goffin's cockatoos can tear cardboard into long strips as tools to reach food - but fail to adjust strip width to fit through narrow openings, according to a study published Novemin the open-access journal PLOS ONE by A.M.I. view moreĬredit: Goffin Lab, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna To help more animals like Jasper and Keno go from homeless to home, become a Best Friends member.Image: A Goffin cockatoo tears off a strip of cardboard. Jasper and Keno picked the right people, and Sandy and Darrin opened their hearts to the right birds. And that’s how they stayed that evening, hanging out and watching TV together. A little while later, he hopped across his chest and then perched on his toes. Once, when Darrin was lying on the floor, Keno jumped down from his cage and hopped over like a bunny to check him out. One happy householdĪs for Keno, if he feels he’s not getting his fair share of attention, he'll fly over to Sandy or Darrin, bop around to make sure he’s getting noticed and then cuddle up with them. He likes to snuggle under the blankets and watch TV with Sandy, and will perch on her knee while she's eating. “And it's working out wonderfully.” In the nearly two months they have been home, Jasper has found his voice and made himself comfortable. “We went for the birds that best suited our family,” Sandy says. Prioritizing personality and ensuring the right fit helped make the adoption a success. It was almost as if the birds chose them. The Waltons knew the characteristics that they loved most in their pets, and TooBird (now renamed Jasper) and Keno fit the bill perfectly. This made sense because Sandy has a mellow dog at home, while Darrin’s dog is much more playful. And silly Keno - who loves to play with cups and somehow managed to get one on his own head, backwards-baseball-cap style - won Darrin’s heart. ![]() TooBird’s mellow personality appealed to Sandy and reminded her of her beloved Moluccan. Prioritizing personality when choosing birds to adopt Sandy fell in love with TooBird, a 13-year-old umbrella cockatoo, and Darrin was smitten with Keno, a 40-year-old Goffin’s cockatoo. But they were each drawn to a different bird. So when she and her husband, Darrin, visited the Sanctuary, they were drawn to the big, bold, beautiful cockatoo residents. ![]() In the process, she became bird-savvy and understands what makes birds happy. But during the time that she lived with her Moluccan, she managed to educate herself and figure things out. “There wasn’t much in the way of education or resources for first-time bird owners 20 years ago,” Sandy says. It’s people like Sandy who have the ability to build successful relationships with cockatoos. Pairing birds with the right people is a little like making magic. But cockatoos can make great companions for the right people. So they expect their people to be with them all the time.” Without enough human interaction and mental stimulation, the birds can become destructive. “In the wild,” says Parrot Garden manager Jacque Johnson, “cockatoos are never alone. ![]() They are very vocal and can be quick to change their minds. The birds have strong, bold personalities. Just a few months earlier, she’d lost the Moluccan cockatoo she’d cared for and loved for 20 years, and wasn’t sure she wanted to jump right back in and adopt another one. And she certainly didn’t think she’d be bringing home two. When Sandy Walton came to the Sanctuary back in September, she didn’t know if she wanted to take home a bird. ![]()
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