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This cockatoo is a master of mimicking and can sound just like a spray bottle!

Jennifer Sandlin
Oct 02, 2025
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Image: Cockatoo; azadjain1 / Shutterstock

Close your eyes and have someone near you click play on this video. Keep your eyes shut. Listen carefully and tell me what you hear. Ok, you can open your eyes. You heard a spray bottle, like the kind you’d use to spray cleaning solution in your bathroom or kitchen, right? Well surprise, what you actually heard w…

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