A clever cockatoo has been filmed correctly guessing where a handful of peanuts were hidden after being presented with two blank cups - pecking on the one hiding his free meal. Footage posted to YouTube shows the wild native Australian bird playing the difficult game while a mate looks watches on a balcony in Sydney on November 22. Chad Ajamian, who filmed the problem-solving bird, named the cockatoo 'Popeye' because he solved the task despite having sight in just one eye. He had previously tried playing the game using two different coloured cups but the birds were still able to figure out which one had the peanuts. Footage posted online shows the native Australian birds playing a shell game on a balcony of a Sydney home on November 22'They're amazing in Australia watching them in their natural environment,' another commented.

Source: Daily Mail November 26, 2020 00:39 UTC