The video of a hilarious barking cockatoo recently went viral, already racking up nearly 5 million views on Facebook! Wow.
Cockatoos are highly intelligent birds. Just like common parrots and mynas, cockatoos are also great at mimicking sounds to the point of sounding like the real thing! If you close your eyes while they make the sound, you might actually think that the sound came from the person, animal, or object they are trying to mimic.
One such cockatoo went viral for pretending to be a dog – and it even longs to hang out with her canine friends, barking with them all day long. LOL.
Photo credit: Ursula Gray / Facebook
Shared by Ursula Gray who lives in Alberton, Gauteng in South Africa, the cockatoo in their driveway even walks around like a dog. We’d even like to imagine that it would have tried to wag its tail feathers if it could!
Photo credit: Ursula Gray / Facebook
In the clip, someone taking the video could be seen walking down the driveway. Amused over the cockatoo, this person moved closer to take evidence of the barking bird. The cockatoo was playing the role quite nicely and could be seen moving its head up and down, similar to how dogs move when they are barking.
The dogs were guarding the gate, walking around to patrol the area – and the bird did so, too.
Photo credit: Ursula Gray / Facebook
It was obvious that this bird is used to having these dogs around and they are also used to it pretending to be one of them. What do you think of this cheeky little pretend dog?
Watch the video here:
https://www.facebook.com/ursula.botha.1/videos/10159896632454988/
What’s a Cockatoo?
A cockatoo is a species of parrot under the family Cacatuidae and superfamily Cacatuoidea. While its plumage is often less colorful than that of other parrots, this bird is recognizable for its curved bill and prominent crest.
Because of their beautiful appearance, cockatoos are popular in aviculture.
These birds can also be trained easily for show.