Tool using parrot!!! (youtube.com/cherylrampton)

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Description: Poncho, my 30 year old amazon, uses one of his feathers to help scratch his head! He was not taught to do this, he figured it out on his own! He will also use other objects besides feathers for the same purpose, like pencils, straws, toys, etc. Here is a link to a website about research being done with new caledonian crows and tool use: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup/tools/animal_tool.shtml be sure to watch this amazing video of betty the crow taking a straight wire and bending it to make a hook to retrieve a bucket of food: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~kgroup/tools/movies/bending_trial7.mov read the research on the webpage to fully appreciate the video! Here are some definitions of tool use: Jane Goodall defines tool use as "the use of an external object as a functional extension of mouth or beak, hand or claw, in the attainment of an immediate goal." John Alcock defines tool use as "the manipulation of an inanimate object, not internally manufactured, with the effect of improving the animal's efficiency in altering the form or position of some separate object." Ben Beck defines tool use as "the external employment of an unattached environmental object to alter more efficiently the form, position, or condition of another object, another organism, or the user itself when the user holds or carries the tool during or just prior to use and is responsible for the proper and effective orientation of the tool."
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SkorpioGirl17 ::: Favorites cuuute xD 07-10-29 12:00:12 __________________________________________________
gregjbaldwin ::: Favorites That's amazing! 07-10-26 22:11:13 __________________________________________________
truangel101 ::: Favorites that is sooo freakin cute!!!! omg!!! lol i love parrots!!! 07-10-26 12:28:25 __________________________________________________
DSMeTailer ::: Favorites Yes...but monkeys don't have brains the size of an M&M, now do they? 07-10-26 11:16:16 __________________________________________________
KittraKittra ::: Favorites Oh That is FABULOUS! He's even protesting the technique used by his imaginary "preening" friend. It must be a male?! 07-10-25 22:40:11 __________________________________________________
TuzlanskiAdis ::: Favorites What the fuck guys ? Just watch the damn video and stop complaining about the fucking tool. 07-10-22 07:51:45 __________________________________________________
trainwreckmetal ::: Favorites perfect example search Crow Makes Tools in youtube. then tell everyone that birds don't use/make tools. "A tool or device is a piece of equipment which typically provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a physical task, or provides an ability that is not naturally available to the user of a tool." - Wikipedia 07-10-12 10:57:52 __________________________________________________
sherribailey75 ::: Favorites WOW, I'M SPEECHLESS. that is incredible. what a smart smart bird. 07-10-12 07:38:15 __________________________________________________
JackSzwergold ::: Favorites You're using a computer. 07-10-08 23:27:55 __________________________________________________
julienunruh ::: Favorites mimicry has nothing to do with it. The bird is still useing a tool. 07-10-08 21:22:49 __________________________________________________