The chick will spend five years perfecting a drum solo before it's allowed to date.
Scientists 'crack the code' as endangered palm cockatoo chick hatches in artificial nest
Australian researchers have successfully hatched a critically endangered palm cockatoo chick in an artificial nest, a first for the species. The birds are famed for crafting drumsticks from branches and beating them against trees to attract mates, a rare example of tool use in birds. The technique could help boost the declining wild population, which numbers fewer than 2,000 mature individuals.
Source: Scientists 'crack the code' as endangered palm cockatoo chick hatches in artificial nest — r/UpliftingNews
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