Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The visual mystery of a bird using a stone as a tool creates immediate cognitive dissonance. This prompt highlights Bruce's unique ...

No one knows how Bruce lost the entire upper half of his beak. What researchers do know is that the endangered kea parrot didn’t just survive the devastating injury - he climbed to the very top of his ...

Bruce the kea parrot is missing his entire upper beak. By every measure of animal competition, he should be at the bottom of the social ladder. Instead, he’s the undisputed king of his group — and he ...

Bruce, a partially beak-less Kea parrot, is giving the term "bird brained" new meaning by wow-ing scientists with his innovative self-care tools. Animal Minds/University of Auckl Bruce, a partially ...

In a plot twist worthy of Disney’s next animated hit, a disabled parrot in New Zealand fought his way, broken beak and claw, to the top of his group’s social hierarchy. Meet Bruce, a captive kea ...

NEW ZEALAND (KGO) -- Researchers call Parrots' laughter infectious. Scientists believe Kea Parrots in New Zealand have a play call, and they may be the first non-mammals to have their laugh recorded.

This documentary tells the story of the inimitable kea. The 'Clown of the Alps' is heralded as the world’s smartest bird (its intelligence rivals a monkey’s). Kea are famous on South Island tracks and ...

At the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in New Zealand, the large aviary's lush canopy of trees casts dappled sunlight over the stream flowing below. It is a favorite spot for the Reserve's kea parrot ...