Scientists : Dancing parrots prove able to recognize music not unique to them . But equally plausible is the possibility that it emerged as a by-product of other abilities -- such as vocal learning , '' music psychologist Lauren Stewart of Goldsmiths , University of London told CNN . The hit Snowball the cockatoo dances to the Street Beat , etc . Ability to keep food apparently linked to vocal mimicry , scientists believe . Other animals capable of mimicry include dolphins , elephants , seals , walruses .
Scientists : Dancing parrots prove able to recognize music not unique to them . The hit Snowball the cockatoo dances to the Street Beat , etc . Ability to keep food apparently linked to vocal mimicry , scientists believe . Other animals capable of mimicry include dolphins , elephants , seals , walruses .