Cockatoo Opens Intricate Locks After Owner Trains Him
Smudge, the 27-year-old cockatoo exhibited his talent of opening intricate locks after being trained by his owner. Smudge unlocked two different sets of mini doors, one with multiple locks and the other with a key when asked by his trainer. He was rewarded with a treat after the completion of the trick.
Transcript
00:00 Hi, this is Umbrella Cockatoo Smudge, a very, very clever bird, and my name is Mark Steiger.
00:12 We want to show you a quite difficult trick. Smudge should open two different doors with
00:18 several locks. I explain to you, I start with the second door. The second door is this one
00:26 here. Don't touch my chain. It's this one here with a key, you see. This door is closed
00:35 with a key. And you can open it as a normal door. Okay, so we close it now, and we put
00:45 the key here anywhere. The parrot should choose the correct key after. Okay, this is the second
00:51 door, and now the first door, which is also very complicated because it's with different
00:57 locks. The first lock here is a switch lock. The second is a sliding bolt. Here, not to
01:09 open the sliding bolt, you put in this bolt with a screw, and we block the screw with
01:18 this bolt here. So, if you don't take off the first bolt, the second bolt, and so, you
01:26 cannot open, you see, because even the switching lock here, the switch lock, is not possible
01:31 to open without opening first the other ones. Okay, this is security lock, we close it also.
01:38 Are you ready, Smudge? Yes. Okay. Yes, Smudge, please. Okay. Start. Okay, Smudge. Thank you.
01:53 Sliding bolt. Put it in my hand, please. Thank you. Sliding bolt. Switch lock. Security lock.
02:16 And you can open the door. Okay, and now the second door, Smudge, with the key. Please
02:22 choose the correct key. If you open the door, I give you after a nice drink here, but first
02:31 choose the correct key, please, Smudge. This is the correct key. He's right. Okay. Into
02:43 the hole, turn around the key, and open, please. I think it's open. No, it's not open. Yes,
02:52 okay. Good, Smudge. So, pick up your drink. Cheers. Well done. You're a very clever bird.
03:03 Thank you, Smudge. Thank you. Get your drink now, Smudge. I hope you appreciate. Thank
03:09 you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you.
03:11 Good. Orange juice or fruit juice.
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