They live in flocks of up to 200 birds and keep in close communication with one another. There s safety in numbers, and cockatoos have to constantly be on the lookout for natural predators such as hawks and eagles. Angel sleeps on one foot, with her head tucked underneath her wing. Cockatoos clean themselves by splashing water on their feathers. But if they have troublesome bugs embedded in their feathers, they drive them out by bathing themselves in dust.
Cockatoos are common in jungle areas, and they play an important role in the ecosystem there.
They chew the branches down to stubs, but these naturally pruned trees grow back bigger and stronger than before. An Australian native.