Scientific American turned to University of Cincinnati behavioral ecologist to explain what makes cockatoos so fiendishly intelligent.
Sulphur-crested cockatoos, a type of parrot, are found in cities in Australia where they have a nasty habit of raiding garbage cans. About 10 years ago, one clever bird figured out how to pry off the lid of a garbage bin to get to food remains. Soon, cockatoos across Sydney were parroting the behavior, annoying neighbors across the city with their littering.
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