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Dancing cockatoo named Snowball intrigues scientists
Read full article: Dancing cockatoo named Snowball intrigues scientists- Snowball can headbang, vogue and body roll as well as, if not better than, any rhythmically inclined human. The sulphur-crested cockatoo broke big on YouTube in 2007 for his toe-tapping, head-bobbing performance to the Backstreet Boys' "Everybody." Ever the entertainer, Snowball performed 14 unique dances when prompted by music, according to findings published Monday in Current Biology. It's evidence that some birds are capable of sophisticated cognitive control and a level of creativity previously unseen in other species. But it's a start to unlocking more about the evolution of musicality in humans, Patel said.