Can Birds Really Dance?

Do you like to dance? Snowball the cockatoo does! Aniruddh Patel at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego and colleagues studied Snowball, who seems to love “dancing” to Queen and the Backstreet Boys. He was really keeping time to the beat, too–the scientists would change the music’s tempo, or “BPM” (beats per minute), and Snowball would adjust how fast he was dancing!

Watch a video of Snowball in action.

Get the scoop on Snowball’s dancing on National Geographic News.

Watch more wacky parrot behavior on National Geographic Kids.

Comments

tonre1
May 6, 2009, 10:24 am

lol very funny
mewlina18
May 6, 2009, 4:01 pm

U go crazy parrot!!!!!!!!
diana
May 7, 2009, 7:57 pm

that is so cool
gilly
May 12, 2009, 12:47 pm

yeah I have to agree with you Diana
Ninja
May 22, 2010, 2:43 pm

That bird is awesome!! gtg
SurferChick
November 7, 2011, 1:57 pm

Omg!!!! I have a bird just like him! She’s a medium sulfer crested cockatoo named Tiki. She doesn’t dance, but she is really psycho!
ruby cake
December 14, 2011, 8:22 pm

hi snowball you really have good skills i wish you were my bird and another thing your really cute and i like it when your hair sticks up.
ruby cake
December 14, 2011, 8:25 pm

your so cute i can just watch this over and over again i can just jump into the tv and snatch you up.
ruby cake
December 15, 2011, 9:39 am

hi snowball
Daddy's Girl
December 15, 2011, 9:52 am

Hi snowball that was so funny and you were on beat too (lol)
Daddy's Girl
December 19, 2011, 9:42 am

Hi, snowball i just love your dancing you are really a good dancer in matter of fact an outstanding dancer