Death Metal Cockatoo (Video)

Posted by Xeni Jardin, June 11, 2009 9:25 AM |

I present to you the Death Metal Parrot (technically, a cockatoo). Related: Death Metal Dog. (Thanks, Dean Putney)

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#1 posted by Anonymous, June 11, 2009 9:39 AM

Hatebeak:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatebeak

:)

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#2 posted by Anne K., June 11, 2009 9:41 AM

He does have a most suitable mohawk for some headbanging.

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#3 posted by Anonymous, June 11, 2009 9:42 AM

Not as good as HATEBEAK.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatebeak

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#6 posted by Bart, June 11, 2009 9:54 AM

I've heard of hair metal, but never feather metal.

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#7 posted by Xeni Jardin, June 11, 2009 9:55 AM

@NUTBASTARD thanks updating!

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#8 posted by Anonymous, June 11, 2009 10:17 AM

HATE BEAK!

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#9 posted by Anonymous, June 11, 2009 10:55 AM

Panterakeet

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#10 posted by Anonymous, June 11, 2009 11:25 AM

I think the correct genre is avarian metal according to hatebeak. feather metal just sounds silly.

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#11 posted by doktor tchock, June 11, 2009 12:01 PM

120 cat mosh pit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQqA3LvDsxE

there's something magical about animal videos with death metal overdubs.

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#12 posted by fledchen, June 11, 2009 1:30 PM

My budgerigars (tiny parrots) seem to prefer The Smashing Pumpkins for their jam sessions, but they enjoyed singing along with this video.

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#13 posted by LightningRose, June 11, 2009 2:06 PM

If death metal is a bit rough on your ears, check out Snowball, the dancing Cockatoo.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BirdLoversOnly

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#14 posted by Anonymous, June 11, 2009 2:16 PM

Bird hates noise,

Bird attempts to dig noise out of earhole with talon,

Bird freaks out in attempt to scare noise away.

hopeless.

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#15 posted by semiotix, June 11, 2009 2:29 PM

@12: My budgerigars (tiny parrots) seem to prefer The Smashing Pumpkins

My metal-snob lorikeets sneer condescendingly at your budgies and sarcastically offer to pick them up in the minivan after the Good Charlotte concert.

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#16 posted by Jesse M., June 11, 2009 3:20 PM

Here's one that likes "shake your tailfeathers" by Ray Charles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bt9xBuGWgw

Also, here is an interesting little article where some neuroscientists actually tested whether different animals can follow the rhythm of music, and they found that Only vocal mimics--primarily parrots, as well as one Asian elephant--could do so, the team discovered. (One elephant has been shown to imitate truck noises (ScienceNOW, 23 March 2005), a sign of vocal mimicry.) "It does seem that vocal mimicry and keeping a beat rely on the same neural mechanisms," says Schachner.

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#17 posted by Contrasoma, June 11, 2009 6:01 PM

I'll admit it, the metalhead in me was itchin' to post a snarky "actually, that's not death metal" comment if the music turned out to be Slayer or Emperor, but with Cannibal Corpse, there's no correction required. Carry on.

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#19 posted by Anonymous, June 12, 2009 11:04 AM

Way to ruin the party #14

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