Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna are reporting that Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) engage in food flavoring behavior by dunking food into soy yogurt. Experimentally controlled tests have confirmed that the birds selectively dipped food in flavored yogurt rather than neutral alternatives, ruling out alternative explanations such as soaking or cleaning. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna are reporting that Goffin’s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) engage in food flavoring behavior by dunking food into soy yogurt. Experimentally controlled tests have confirmed that the birds selectively dipped food in flavored yogurt rather than neutral alternatives, ruling out alternative explanations such as soaking or cleaning. Plants & Animals Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
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