A male palm cockatoo gets crafty in his effort to attract a mate.
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OMG BEAUTIFUL bird… Thank god they are not endangered!!! I am getting one 2 years from now if all goes well… The breeder that breeds them has received a permit between austraila and the US so he brought them here legally without hunting them for the pet market… Truley amazing bird and mine is going in my “WILL” lol heck if they can live to 90yrs then my family is in trouble… lol
The video is incredible. Just because they aren’t “endangered” doesn’t mean they should live in captivity. I’m seeing a free-roaming inquisitive and intelligent animal that forms a close and long-lived bond, possibly for life, not a commodity. Should we really trap, ship, and forever separate them from their habitat and potential mates just because we think they are beautiful. The previous post takes away some of my enthusiasm for life that comes with observing such a wonderful free-living bird even on TV. Please consider finding a non-animated thing of beauty or a companion such as a dog that thrives in captivity.
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The entire program was absolutely phenomenal! I have not enjoyed a program more!
I really enjoyed watching this episode the other night! I am very fascinated with birds…. All of the birds that were shown were so gorgeous! I wish I could take one home to keep my pet Dove company :-)
I dream of spending time amongst the Palms in Australia. Please let them be.
Outstanding show – One of the best I’ve seen in some time! I can’t get the “greeting” sounds of the Palm Cockatoo out of my head! Beautiful!
I have a parakeet parrot rock also but wow amazing show!!!!
For those who are thinking of purchasing a Palm Cockatoo: please don’t! The Palm Cockatoo is listed on Appendix I of CITES, (species that are threatened with extinction and are or may be affected by trade). Please do not buy one! Palm Cockatoos only lay one egg and have one of the highest rates of natural breeding failure of all parrots. Palm Cockatoos are hunted in New Guinea. There is no way of knowing for sure where purchased birds come from. Please help protect this beautiful species and do not support the world-wide bird-napping business.
I cannot imagine seeing this lovely video and thinking “Now I must *own* this animal”. I’d rather donate $ to their natural habitat instead and let them live in peace.
I totally agree with Dawn. Wild animals are to be respected and kept as wild. Do resist the temptation of owing one, do not increment the shameless business of animal trade, whether parrot or whales.
According to IUCN, The Palm Cockatoo is not threatened.
It is of ‘Least Concern’ 2008
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/142429
All birds deserve to be born and left in the wild. I say this as a bird owner. I love mine, but live with the guilt of knowing that I have encouraged the pet trade in my purchase of them. They will always have a ‘good’ and loving home with me, and hopefully with my niece one day, but they would have been better born to their natural domains.
I think this is an amazing behavior the Palm Cockatoo has learned. I wonder just how far back this ritual goes, and how it got started. It certainly gives new meaning to the word, “bird brain!” This describes incredible intelligence.
I’m amazed at the focus and even the verbal sound that was captured on the video. Way to go.