![]() ![]() There are many other Youtube videos of dancing birds of various breeds, some of which have been authenticated by scientists.) (Snowball is not the only bird who dances. This just annoys the other bird, who raises a leg to keep Snowball from getting any closer, then flies away. Then Snowball gets more into it, and - in response to the louder chorus, “Yeah! Yeah!” - he explodes into action, raising his wings and great crest of feathers as he moves his whole body. After listening to a few bars of Elvis’s “Don’t Be Cruel,” he gets into the mood of the song, gauges the rhythm, then nods rhythmically at the other bird, who will have none of it. There may be yet another dimension to this story - Snowball apparently tried to share his enthusiasm for dancing with the cockatoo sitting next to him. He utilizes various parts of his body to perform as many as 14 different moves - none of which were taught to him by humans or other birds, according to his owner.”Īnd they concluded his behavior “offered the first genuine support for a claim Darwin had made 148 years ago, but never proven: that animals perceived and enjoyed music as much as we did.” Eventually scientists studied him, and reported amazing results: “Snowball … not only has rhythm but is also capable of creativity and spontaneity when he boogies. ![]() Videos of him went viral, he became a guest on talk shows, acted in commercials and, in short - he became a star. (Below, we include several videos that show this happy sight.) He danced with such abandon! Such exuberance! He even improvised, while staying on the beat. He tossed his head back, dramatically flipping open his crest of feathers like a giant fan, then threw his head forward, bopping away, two steps on one foot, two steps on the other, raising his wings and swinging his head in a great circle. Yet, the more I watched, the more I felt that Snowball’s moves were being driven by the music. But such an imitation, if that’s what it was, would have already been amazing. After all, many birds are deft impressionists. Then I wondered if the bird was imitating human movements, possibly for a reward. The first time I saw a video of Snowball the dancing cockatoo - with all his cool moves in response to Michael Jackson’s driving rhythms - I immediately thought some trick of photography was involved, though I saw none of the usual signs of such chicanery. ![]()
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