Careening, sailing, dipping, flipping, and swooping through the jungle canopy in troops of friends and family is how the cockatoo spends his happiest days. Destined for a life-long mate, the cockatoo is a pro at romancing his lady love, using his showy head crest and intelligent vocal skills, not to mention his affinity for beating out impressive drum beats with sticks and acrobatic skills worthy of Cirque du Soleil, to treat his dates to sweet nights of song, high flying fun, and mutual preening until he’s found his one true love to set up home with. Cockatoos even delay breeding to enjoy a yearlong honeymoon together! Just don’t tick off the missus, cockatoos hiss like vipers when perturbed! All in all, this dizzying daredevil of a flyer is full of vim and vigor and a joy to be around.