Shake your tail feather: Study finds cockatoos love to dance
21 July 2019 |
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Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, has shown that humans are not the only creatures who love to dance, a study found. Snowball has a diverse repertoire of 14 unique dance moves and loves to bop to a good beat.
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