These palm cockatoos have rhythm | Australia Remastered

The palm cockatoo is the only animal in the world that uses a tool to make music. Each male drums to his own beat and it's thought females may assess the quality of a nesting hollow by the quality of the performance. #AustraliaRemastered

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The palm cockatoo is extremely rare. There are only 3,000 in existence, in part because they are very fussy about where they nest. Female palm cockatoos have a long list of requirements. To start with, the nests must be hollows in large old-growth trees which are hard to come by. This male is looking for a mate. But first, he has to prove he's the owner of some prime real estate.