THE VIDEO SHELF · cockatoo intelligence
Are WILD cockatoos smart enough to solve this puzzle?
Maker's Muse designs a 3D-printed and laser-cut puzzle box to test whether wild sulphur-crested cockatoos can solve it. He documents how the birds work it out.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended in cockatoo threads as a fun and remarkable demonstration of the birds' problem-solving ability.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Maker's Muse
- Topic
- cockatoo intelligence
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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My childhood freind had a Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo that would follow him to school and just hang out until he was out for lunch. Sometimes he would find his way into the classroom, he was a super smart bird and knew how to get the windows …
ehnto on Hacker News · 2021-05
In All About Cockatoos (2002)Highly recommend this youtube channel for anyone interested in the problem solving capabilities of these birds. [VIDEO]
metayrnc on Hacker News · 2025-06
In Cockatoos have learned to operate drinking fountains in Australia
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