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Drumroll please: Queensland cockatoos craft unique musical instruments to impress females

Not only are male palm cockatoos expert toolmakers and musicians, research shows they pass their knowledge down through generations

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Not only can Australia’s male palm cockatoos keep a beat, they craft their own unique drumsticks and pass the skills down to their sons.

New research from the Australian National University, led by Prof Rob Heinsohn, shows these colourful birds make their own unique musical instruments from branches and hard seed pods.

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