Tiny Baby Palm Cockatoo at San Antonio Zoo Shows Off Their Impressively Loud Voice
The San Antonio Zoo shared a video of one of their newest babies being cared for at their facilities. This one may be small but they absolutely know how to use their voice.
On May 30, 2024, the zoo's TikTok account shared a video clip of a really tiny baby Palm Cockatoo. Take a look!
In a quick 9-second video, the camera slowly moves in, zeroing in on a small object in the middle of the counter.
In the video, there's a strange and eerie sound, and it becomes clear pretty quickly that the object on the counter is really a Palm Cockatoo.
But the bird doesn't look anything like a Palm Cockatoo. These birds are usually covered in black feathers with blooms of them that fan across their head. The red pop of color on these beautiful birds stands out on their cheeks.
The creature on the counter at the San Antonio Zoo is a Palm Cockatoo, just a really young one.
Being so young, the bird is tiny and has no feathers. The beak isn't dark black, and no red feathers or fans are across its head.
But it is loud! While sitting on the counter, the baby Palm Cockatoo chirps like it's hungry and waiting for its mama to bring them some food. The zookeepers are likely preparing the bird's food right there, but he has no chill.
"Baby palm cockatoo woke up with a lot to say!" the video caption reads.
People were surprised to see a very naked bird in the comment section.
"I also wake up and scream," one viewer joked.
"Me too, buddy," someone else shared.
Welcome to Jurassic Park," joked someone else.
"Small bird with really bug lungs," wrote another.
Interesting Facts About Palm Cockatoos
Although this baby is small and we can't see his feathers, if we look at some of the adults of these birds, the tiny one is going to grow to be quite majestic.
The Palm Cockatoo is usually found in New Guinea and northern Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula, and also in an area near Sorong in West Papua," Animalia explains. They love areas with big trees where they can roost and nest.
Palm Cockatoos are monogamous and stay together for life. They raise their eggs safely in hallowed-out trees. Both parents incubate the eggs, which can hatch within 30 to 33 days.
"Chicks fledge in 100 to 110 days, the longest fledgling period of any parrot. Once it has left the nest, the fledgling depends on its parents for at least 6 more weeks due to its inability to fly," the site explains.
"Then the young bird will have reached independence but remain relatively close to its parents until the next mating season," Aminalia writes. "Young birds become reproductively mature at the age of 7 to 8 years."
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