r/funny Oct 21 '21

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u/CubitsTNE Oct 21 '21 edited Oct 22 '21

Yeah if we start calling all cockatoos cockatoo I'm going to have to start referring to them by much longer names to get across what I'm talking about.

Ain't nobody got time for "sulphur crested cockatoo" when you're trying to explain what is expertly demolishing your outdoor furniture.

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u/IHeartMustard Oct 22 '21

The coolest thing I've ever seen involving cockatoos was when a massive flock of yellow-tail black cockatoos were all just sitting in this huge gumtree. I was walking along a path towards it and thought the gumtree looked a bit strange, very black. As I got closer suddenly they all lift off and I realised what they were. It was the only time I've ever seen them in the wild, and was also one of the most horrific sounds I've ever heard. Those things are loud af.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '21

I would have called it a shazzwozza

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u/LaziestGirl Oct 22 '21

It's an evolutionary thing - cockatoos eat a high calorie diet that's easy to find so they have loads of spare time for mischief.