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A bird that keeps the beat

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Video | New research shows that Snowball the sulfur-crested cockatoo moves in time to musical beats, an ability long attributed only to people.Credit: Aniruddh D. 

A dancing cockatoo shows that humans aren’t the only animals with rhythm

By Stephen Orne

The idea for a science experiment can come from an unusual place. After watching a YouTube video of a dancing bird named Snowball, a scientist in California decided to study the ability of animals to keep the beat.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 May 2009 06:15  

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