Snack o'clock 😋 Did you know ❓ Red-tailed Black Cockatoos are omnivores and eat a mixed diet filled with seeds, fruit, bulbs and insects! 📷 Keeper Sara | Perth Zoo

Back in 2020, Spence the South-eastern Red-tailed Black Cockatoo was found on the ground in South Australia’s south-east with a badly injured wing. After specialist care from our vets, her wing was amputated, and she began a brand-new life at Adelaide Zoo. Fast forward to today and Spence has adapted brilliantly. She’s settled into her habitat, made friends with fellow cockatoo Banks, and quickly captured the hearts of keepers and visitors alike. Now, Spence has taken on a very special role and

Black cockatoo fun fact! Did you know you can identify what kind of black cockatoos are in your area based on the state of the nuts left on the ground? Carnaby’s Cockatoos, Red-tailed Black Cockatoos and Baudin’s Cockatoos all have different shaped beaks and tackle nuts quite differently. 🖤Carnaby’s have shorter upper mandibles and will often shave the skin 🖤Red-tailed Black Cockatoos use their short beaks to tear and remove the top of the nut to get into tasty seeds inside 🖤Baudin’s have a l