COCKATOOS feed on vegetation.  They nest in natural hollows, either in trees or rocks.  The female can lay up to 4 eggs and both parents care for the young.  Cockatoos are intelligent and are sometimes capable of mimicking human speech, that is one reason why they are popular with Australians.


 
 

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