"In the next morning I woke up and found my door has been lockpicked open and my kitchen was a mess with empty seed bags all over the floor. I also noticed my phone was missing and after I got a call from my bank via the landline about some weird transactions on sunflower seeds, I then went to my computer to investigate furthen and I found out that all my passwords have been changed"
I feed wild cockatoos in my backyard in a bird feeder, they soon watched me and where I got the seeds from which i keepet in a tub with a lid on, came.home on day lid of bird seed everywhere and three cockatoos sitting on the fence looking at me.
I'm pretty sure that's an automatic surprise response. He's likely using his crest to "intimidate" the puzzle as a knee jerk reaction to sudden movement or being startled. But this comment does put a smile on my face.
I worked almost 10 years doing tree service. And my boss would build complex puzzle boxes for the local ravens that lived around his house. And every other Friday the ravens would wait for him to put out the new puzzle. And they would have until Sunday night to solve it. And they would always solve it in time. Some of them were very complex, like 20 or more moving pieces that had to be moved in the right order. Or they would have to do the first steps then flip it over to complete the puzzle etc. They never failed at solving the puzzle boxes. And never failed to show up to solve the next one.
Oooooh my goood!!! This should been filmed!!! Is he still doing them? And imagine showing those crows a film about themselves solving those puzzles.......
SatumainenOlento ravens not crows. Ravens are very intelligent. Some even say they might be the most intelligent of all birds. And yes i know crows and ravens are in the same family. Crows are as far as i am aware at least as intelligent as ravens.
These guys are so incredibly smart. They are cautious because they probably know humans can make traps and they might have been trapped before. Even the way they move, everything is so human-like
@@alipetuniashow I mean honestly if there were a huge object in your neighbourhood that looks weird, around the size of you and you've never seen anything like that, you'd be cautious as well.
@@cyancoyote7366 True, but at the same time it’s horror movie protagonist level logic. “That ominous alien looking thing that’s literally the size of me has randomly appeared here. Let’s go check it out!”
@@orbeezeater it's more like "that ominous alien looking thing that's literally the size of me has randomly appeared, but there's a fresh pizza inside it! let's go check it out!"
@@ionocinneide617 I couldn't help but hear that in a parrot voice, like "hello cocky, hello cocky, *squawk* cocky wants a seed, fuck the system, *squawk* fuck the system"
Reminds me of an anecdote I heard years ago. Little girl quizzes her parents "what bird says 'tweet'?" After a number of wrong guesses she gives them the correct answer... "Pheasant!" Now if you've ever heard one of those things vocalise... yeah, no comment. -.-;
My uncle, who lives in Australia, told me that his neighbours fed the cockatoos everyday. Then they went on a vacation and the cockatoos destroyed the wood on their windows
@@TimTamSlam7 A study came out a few years ago that showed that regularly feeding wild animals doesn't actually cause them any issues, they don't "forget" how to find food naturally and so it's no problem feeding them (so long as you are giving them something healthy and not something that could make them sick, like bread). But of course once you stop feeding them they will get upset, as I'm sure any human would be if they got a free meal at work every day and then suddenly with no warning or explanation they just stopped providing meals and you had to go hungry until you figured out some alternate arrangements.
being popeyed is a genetic thing, and kookaburras would not be the most likely to randomly attack a cocky, they might, but injuries often come from other members of the flock or natural predators.
It's not quite like that. Generally with birds the hierarchy works the opposite direction of weight. Smaller birds harass bigger birds. But that's because they are more agile fliers. They have to wait for the bigger bird to take flight for that to work. So that's why they sit still if they're smart.
Parrots have incredible intelligence and the emotionally capacity of a toddler. A toddler that can live for 80 years and bonds with 1 particular human (if kept as a pet) more than anyone else. Incredibly high maintenance pets emotionally, physical needs, and in time. Huge respect to those who can give them a good home, and those working in the field of conservation, and protecting wild habitat!
Interestingly, Australian parrots are some of the few animals that have thrived _because of_ human presence rather than in spite of it. Cockatoos are known as major agricultural pests, although all farmers can do is scare them off or use measures to shield their crops that don't harm the birds. Which is fine by me, I freaking LOVE parrots.
Exploits the puzzle with a circular saw just to prove that sometimes picking it is too time consuming. It'd be rich if he had one of those black trays to set each dowel in as he removes it.
That is problem solving. A bit reductionary. He thinks 'I can see the food, but there is an acrylic screen between me and the food. There is an opening at the bottom of the puzzle. There are sticks blocking the path of the seed. If I remove the sticks the food flows down the slop toward the bottom of the puzzle. At the bottom of the puzzle there is an opening from which I can retrieve the food. I will remove the second stick having learned from removing the first one even if the reward is *not* instantaneous and part of a systematic process. Give the bird credit for the process.
PUT IN A THIRD DOWEL, in the middle- that must remain or the seed drops into a pit. How fast will they learn which to pull and which to leave. Would they do it on Sight with a new shape of puzzle- foreseeing that one dowel may be a pit trap... You are all inspiring.
That would be really interesting, but I think that at least for wild cockatoos there should be a way for them to restart the puzzle (without further human intervention if possible) if they fail or they might eventually become uninterested. Not sure if that's even possible, though.
It's so adorable how they hold food, I actually have a parrot myself named loki and when he gets done finishing, he closes his little hand and looks like he is getting ready to fight me, and he will scream and it's just scary..
“These birds are so incredibly intelligent..” All 3 birds of mine play peek a boo with me and give me kisses. I only teached peek a boo and kisses to one bird.
Alexandra Viro They can't really "talk" they just repeat the phrasing, it's what they do to recognise their partners 😌 But yes there still clever animals
Thats because birds are weird.....there are some birds with extremely high intelligence such as ravens, parrots, and mocking birds, then there are some that are just fucking retarded, like pigeons, and dove, so bird brain is referring to the stupid ones
I remember the first time I seen one of these birds. I was deployed to train with the Australian army and there were two of these birds at the barracks. We used to leave food out on the balcony and eventually they would get confident enough to walk in through the balcony door if we left it open. I still have the photos I took of those birds. Very intelligent birds. Great video!
@Sean Bayley Yes, we were up in the Northern Territory in Darwin Robertson barracks. We ran into all kinds of different snakes I wish I could remember the names of them I just learned to stay away from them haha Good times though that's for sure!
Most birds can't move their eyes, so they move and wiggle and bob their heads a lot instead, to generate a more accurate sense of depth perception. That's also why pigeons are constantly headbanging, they're not actually metalheads... I think.
Emzotic's former boyfriend had a kookaburra named Babakook. It wasn't a very big fan of her; it would apparently attack her seemingly for the hell of it. They attack using their beaks, which are pretty sharp.
Doubt, there's very little UV intensity in the ground level solar spectrum, so if they perceive UV light as blue-ish, they'd just see a very slight blue tone shift on white, if anything, unless their UV perception is highly amplified in relation to the visible light perception, for which I see no evolutionary advantage.
@@eldorado3523 its possible that their eyes have receptors that can see that tiny difference and brains that magnify it so they can find flowers/food in that spectrum. Bees and butterflies can see way more than visible colors, why not cocky birbs?
El Dorado Reindeer’s also have the ability to see UV light, and is an absolute evolutionary advantage because it allows them to spot potential food sources as well as prey. Reindeeers use their ability to see UV light so that they can find lichens and avoid wolves. This isn’t uncommon, and I see no reason for you to try and disprove established science, just because you couldn’t come up with a reason. lol
Just saying, predatory birds do that to get a better understanding of the distance to their target. Owls do that too, it's because their depth perception isn't quite as good as that of humans.
I love how you can see their emotions by how they raise or lower their crests. Like at 6:02, you can see that he is getting angry because he's not capable of getting the seeds :D
Actually he wasn't really mad, he was just preparing for battle. He still wasn't sure it was safe. So he stepped back and went on alert, then when he saw nothing happened he went back at it 🙂
Although my African Grey lacks a crest, his head feathers (pied markings..grey with white line on the ends of scallop shaped feathers…) do raise, and lower/flatten depending if he’s content (or cold lol) -there raised up most of the way, not unlike hairs on ur own body… and most of the way flat when spooked/scared… all the way flat as can be and he’s looking at you/leaning towards you… he is thirsty/hungry af lol
When he said "I am incredibly proud of my little cocky boy" I had to explain what I was watching. Good one mate. Edit: Some fetish enthusiasts in the comments talking about a "cockulator". Apologies.
That was a beautiful puzzle and a great experiment, but I think there could be some improvements: There needs to be paths that do not result in a reward. For example: 5 columns of dowels, 3 dowels tall, with only 2 columns that contain actual seeds. (So 5x3). If the parrot removes the dowels not in one of the seed-containing columns, it suggests the parrot has not solved the problem by logic or pattern recognition, but is performing random experimentation. It's a little like the equivalent of "button mashing" when playing a video game, vs. genuine planning. Really enjoyed this video and what it got me thinking about!
Fun fact: Most child locks do not work for cockatoos. I knew a guy who had to use a key lock to stock his cockatoo getting into the kitchen cupboards. My cousins dad also had one, and it had chewed a nesting hole right into the solid brickwork of the wall of their house.
My favorite thing about these birds is how well their eyes convey emotion. My dad has a Moluccan, and the look of ">:( what the hell" is his signature expression.
I would like to see a puzzle where the reward is in a clear cilinder with holes drilled into it. To solve it the bird would need to turn a crank whick slowly drops seeds out
My grandmother asked my grandfather to make something similar for her cockatoo once many years ago. The bird had to turn the wooden handle which moved a gear. each tooth of the gear delivered a few seeds out the bottom into a tray. It was quite fascinating to watch. =)
instead of going for tricks why not give them choices ... let them choose if they want this they have to solve this puzzle ... if they want that they solve that one ... and so on ... then they choose what they want and are willing to do to get it .. then you not only find out how good they are but what they are thinking as well ... do they choose easy over hard or do they choose fun over boredom ... or food over effort ... or a combination of all of them .. you learn more about WHO the parrot is which is a much better friendship ... because he already knows he can get some free food for a little work ... and he gets to be company at the same time and have company too ... yes parrots are social animal as well .. heck you could even give the parrot music choices for his dinning pleasure ... then he can pick a song and a food and eat and be entertained too
preflighter I was secretly hoping to teach them to drive from these exercises (pigeons have been trained to fly planes and missiles, so it’s actually not that crazy). They’d be better than lots of drivers that are on their phones, but your comment is probably beyond the point of what a bird can do so it’s probably a joke, but mine isn’t. Now, if we told them to reprogram Windows operating system, they’d probably do a better job at coding than Micro$oft without any training, ha! See that ones a more realistic joke.
We've got magpies that actually come up to the side door and knock on the glass when the curtains are closed!! Like... Eh... You guys in there... Food time! Every year the parents bring their new one or two babies to our yard to grow up with the a bit of mince meat and lamb chop. Years ago the parents would sit on my shoulder as I hand fed them potatoe chips, was a favourite of theirs at the time. Don't sit out enough now for them to get so cosy. Amazingly intelligent birds though.
I find it so odd when people try to give a whole species an average intelligence stat, when even some humans are so painfully fucking stupid it boggles the mind.
I love how cautious the animal kingdom always is when it comes to a meal. The way he backs up after each struggling attempt like they know something is up. Wild animals never assume food comes without a price. In this case tho the price is brain power
Niskis Nah, he forgot: 1)the red circle 2)red arrow 3)red text (with a lot of question marks) 4)a ginormous emoji/shocked face Honestly you’d think he doesn’t even care about his channel, smh.
I would love to see these upgrades with pins that can only be pulled out in one direction. So he has to pull one out from the front side and another from the back. You could add this in addition to the normal pins to try and confuse him. Also, I'd like to see more pins and channels which lead to "traps", where the seed will be caught. This means that he'd have to experiment and remember which routes did and didn't work from day to day (long term planning and memory, since the puzzle is reset each day). Lastly, I think it would be cool to add an area that at first is a trap until it is rotated by some amount (90 or 180deg. perhaps). By traps, I simply mean dead ends.
There's a device called a "crow box" that teaches wild crows to put coins into a funnel in exchange for food. Perhaps you could modify it to teach parrots and use your local wild parrots to bring you coins they find on the street. They might even turn you a profit!
Nooooo....this clever birds will start breaking in peoples homes to steal coins...Next thing is that they form their own currency and invent banks....(I truly think that they would start stealing money from people. Really!)
@Novie_ GachaplaysUwU I mean... it's a service. The birds get food, and the person gets coins. Which they can use to buy more bird food for more birds. It's a self sustaining system.
@Novie_ GachaplaysUwU He puts the food in the box, which the parrots buy with the coins, that are used to buy more food. It's just a market like every other.
TBF sometimes I get startled when I touch something and it breaks or gives in an unexpected way. I assume it's some kind of reflex to keep us from coming on contact with insects or snakes if we touch like a tree and it breaks away to a hollow space
Make a puzzle where he first has to "flick" a lever which determines if the bird seeds are guided to the output or fall into an internal chamber where they can't be retrieved from. Then he has to remove the dowel to make the seeds fall. That way you can see if he is smart enough to predict how the seeds are going to fall.
I'd be really interested to see whether how generally he knows how to solve the puzzle. Can he do it with different coloured parts? Can he do it when he can't see the the seeds? Can we do it with more dowels? Can he learn a version where the order matters?
Would love to see if he would recognize the puzzle when it doesn't have transparent sides anymore - I'm guesing he'd just go straight for the dowels again
I'd love to see a version where there's 3 dowels, and if he removes the wrong one, the seeds fall somewhere he can't access them. Even better if you can mirror this design, and he has to figure out what dowel to remove each time.
@@Hirosjimma In that case, Maker's Muse is going to see just how destructive a frustrated parrot can get! :D They want the food because it is offered to them if you want to see a parrot cry, deny them their reward, and see just what lengths they go to, to get at it! :D
Stupid is a strong word but we can't compare the intelligence of humans and animals. Think about how impressed you are that a bird solved this puzzle instead of that the fact that a human created the puzzle. We're not on the same level of mental capacity as lesser animals.
Compared to humans animals are pretty dumb. I mean we went to the fucking moon while this bird gets praise for solving a simple puzzle a 2 year old could easily solve
Parrots are Awesome 🐥❤ I have two little Cockatiels, they keep surprising me with their cleverness! I am so grateful for having them, and the joy they bring! 🐣🐥🥰
I think even TierZoo recently just released a video about parrots too, parrots are extremely intelligent animals and it was really nice to see it solve a 3D puzzle
I love this. I have Quaker parrots, Green Cheeked Conures and Budgies and you wouldn’t believe how smart they all are. They all will talk and they love puzzles and toys. They are curious by nature and need that stimulation! Great job here and now make something more difficult to solve because guess what with a little time they will figure it out I promised they will blow your mind!!!! They love the strategy of it all!
OH yea keep up the puzzles. Maybe a rotating one with a paddle wheel, one way clutch and crank handle. I'm in Penrith and we've got cockatoos everywhere. My favorite though are Lorikeets.
2 years later, youtube recommendation algorithm: Hi, here's a video that a wild parrot hacked into a server to unlock the electronic lock for some food.
Agreed. I was hoping for much more difficult puzzles. It would be interesting to see them solve some puzzles where you have to pull rods in a specific order.
Hi. you made that puzzle perfectly initially and the cockatoo was curious about how to solve that problem to get his treat but failed to do so coz he didn't get his way around but when you improved the stability of the puzzle along with those wooden bars that beautiful bird got the idea how to get the seeds. To be honest I was so surprised that the other Sulphur crested solved the problem in no time. What an intelligent bird.
