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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Nicola Davis Science Correspondent

Food-dunking parrots reveal humans are not alone in preferring snacks soggy

A pair of Goffin's cockatoos. The observed behaviour requires impulse control and delayed gratification.
A pair of Goffin's cockatoos. The observed behaviour requires impulse control and delayed gratification. Photograph: Arco J & C/Getty Images/imageBROKER RF

Humans are not the only beings who sometimes like a soggy snack: researchers have discovered some cockatoos also dunk their food before eating.

The team say they first noticed captive Goffin’s cockatoos dunking their grub during a lunchtime feed, much like some people dip biscuits in their tea, and decided to explore further.

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