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Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Canberra, Australia.

My friend and I watched as the bird stood with his one foot on the post, one on the tap, trying to work it and turn it on for quite a while -- there was a fountain of water that had been cycling through and through nearby (Much of Australia is in a massive extended drought), but that water was NOT nice and the bird clearly understood (without a single hint of doubt as we watched) that there was fresher water through the tap -- and attracted the attention of other thirsty birds in the process.

Ultimately my friend did have to turn it on for them for they weren't quite strong enough and it was turned tight, but that doesn't lessen how intelligent those birds are.

Description
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Canberra, Australia.

My friend and I watched as the bird stood with his one foot on the post, one on the tap, trying to work it and turn it on for quite a while -- there was a fountain of water that had been cycling through and through nearby (Much of Australia is in a massive extended drought), but that water was NOT nice and the bird clearly understood (without a single hint of doubt as we watched) that there was fresher water through the tap -- and attracted the attention of other thirsty birds in the process.

Ultimately my friend did have to turn it on for them for they weren't quite strong enough and it was turned tight, but that doesn't lessen how intelligent those birds are.