heartturnedtoporcelain:

todaysbird:

a flock of major mitchell’s cockatoos at a watering hole. all cockatoo species are native to australia. cockatoos are very social; part of the reason why feather plucking is so common in cockatoos in captivity is they typically don’t receive enough social interaction.

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seriously, cockatoos in the wild go around in huge chaotic, extreme loud flocks. they get into all sorts of mischief and they’re hyper social. humans, for the very most part, cannot hope to replicate the type of stimulation they need.