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Researchers set up camera traps and recorded the birds taking turns at a drinking fountain in western Sydney .
Scientists observed more than 500 attempts over 44 days and revealed the birds were successful about 46% of the time.
The behaviour consists of a combination of actions involving both feet, bill and shifting body weight to start the water flow.
The sulphur-crested cockatoos learned by watching others and then trying themselves.
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