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Are WILD cockatoos smart enough to solve this puzzle?

Maker's Muse · demo · Watch on YouTube

Animals & nature3D printing, CNC & maker projects

What it is

Maker's Muse designs a 3D-printed and laser-cut puzzle box to test whether wild sulphur-crested cockatoos can solve it. He documents how the birds work it out.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended in cockatoo threads as a fun and remarkable demonstration of the birds' problem-solving ability.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “it's really remarkable to watch them figure it out”

    Wild cockatoos solving 3D-printed puzzles.

    ehnto, 2021-05 · Recommendation · in “All About Cockatoos (2002)”

  2. “Highly recommend this youtube channel for anyone interested in the problem solving capabilities of these birds.”

    Channel exploring problem solving in cockatoos.

    metayrnc, 2025-06 · Recommendation · in “Cockatoos have learned to operate drinking fountains in Australia”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: cockatoos, animal cognition, puzzle box, 3d printing, maker

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