Cockatoo boogies to the Backstreet Boys beat

Two studies recently published in the ‘Current Biology’ journal suggest that some birds have a remarkable talent for dancing. While it had been previously thought that only humans had the ability to get down and groove. Video footage reveals that some parrots have a near-perfect sense of rhythm; swaying their bodies, bobbing their heads and tapping their feet in time to a beat, in a display which puts many humans to shame. Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, came to the researchers’ attention after YouTube footage suggested he might have a certain prowess for dance – especially when listening to his favourite dance number – Everybody by the Backstreet Boys.
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