Bruce (kea)

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Bruce (kea)

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{{Short description|Male kea at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve}}
{{Short description|Male kea at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox animal
{{Infobox animal
| species = ''[[Nestor notabilis]]''
| species = ''[[Nestor notabilis]]''
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== Life ==
== Life ==
Bruce was born in the wild in 2012 or 2013.{{Cite journal |last=Bastos |first=Amalia P. M. |last2=Horváth |first2=Kata |last3=Webb |first3=Jonathan L. |last4=Wood |first4=Patrick M. |last5=Taylor |first5=Alex H. |date=2021-09-10 |title=Self-care tooling innovation in a disabled kea (Nestor notabilis) |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97086-w |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=18035 |doi=10.1038/s41598-021-97086-w |issn=2045-2322}} As the result of an injury he received as a fledgling, Bruce lacks the [[Beak#Mandibles|upper mandible]] of his beak.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Elizabeth Anne |date=2026-04-20 |title=Meet Bruce, the parrot with a broken beak that he wields as a weapon |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-bruce-the-parrot-wield-his-broken-beak-like-a-deadly-weapon/ |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=Scientific American |language=en}} He was found in 2013 at [[Arthur's Pass]]{{Cite news |last=Corlett |first=Eva |date=2021-09-10 |title=‘He has adapted’: Bruce the disabled New Zealand parrot uses tools for preening |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/10/the-disabled-new-zealand-parrot-kea-using-tools-for-preening-aoe |access-date=2026-04-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} and was placed in captivity at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.{{Cite journal |last=Grabham |first=Alexander A. |last2=Hill |first2=Molly M. |last3=Florent |first3=Stevie N. |last4=Eriksen |first4=Mathilde |last5=Prokshina |first5=Anisiia |last6=Hill |first6=Jonathan |last7=Thompson |first7=Dion |last8=Taylor |first8=Alex H. |last9=Nelson |first9=Ximena J. |date=2026-04-20 |title=A disabled kea parrot is the alpha male of his circus |url=https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(26)00259-9 |journal=Current Biology |language=English |volume=36 |issue=8 |pages=R320–R321 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.004 |issn=0960-9822}}
Bruce was born in the wild in 2012 or 2013.{{Cite journal |last=Bastos |first=Amalia P. M. |last2=Horváth |first2=Kata |last3=Webb |first3=Jonathan L. |last4=Wood |first4=Patrick M. |last5=Taylor |first5=Alex H. |date=10 September 2021 |title=Self-care tooling innovation in a disabled kea (Nestor notabilis) |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97086-w |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=11 |issue=1 |pages=18035 |doi=10.1038/s41598-021-97086-w |issn=2045-2322}} As the result of an injury he received as a fledgling, Bruce lacks the [[Beak#Mandibles|upper mandible]] of his beak.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Elizabeth Anne |date=20 April 2026 |title=Meet Bruce, the parrot with a broken beak that he wields as a weapon |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-bruce-the-parrot-wield-his-broken-beak-like-a-deadly-weapon/ |access-date=21 April 2026 |website=Scientific American |language=en}} He was found in 2013 at [[Arthur's Pass]]{{Cite news |last=Corlett |first=Eva |date=10 September 2021 |title=‘He has adapted’: Bruce the disabled New Zealand parrot uses tools for preening |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/10/the-disabled-new-zealand-parrot-kea-using-tools-for-preening-aoe |access-date=21 April 2026 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} and was placed in captivity at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve.{{Cite journal |last=Grabham |first=Alexander A. |last2=Hill |first2=Molly M. |last3=Florent |first3=Stevie N. |last4=Eriksen |first4=Mathilde |last5=Prokshina |first5=Anisiia |last6=Hill |first6=Jonathan |last7=Thompson |first7=Dion |last8=Taylor |first8=Alex H. |last9=Nelson |first9=Ximena J. |date=20 April 2026 |title=A disabled kea parrot is the alpha male of his circus |url=https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(26)00259-9 |journal=Current Biology |language=English |volume=36 |issue=8 |pages=R320–R321 |doi=10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.004 |issn=0960-9822}}


His beak injury has inhibited his ability to perform tasks like eating and [[preening]]. Although he primarily eats soft foods, he has also learned to eat hard foods by pushing them against rocks or pieces of metal and then scraping the food with his lower bill. According to keepers, this strategy has not been observed in the other kea.
His beak injury has inhibited his ability to perform tasks like eating and [[preening]]. Although he primarily eats soft foods, he has also learned to eat hard foods by pushing them against rocks or pieces of metal and then scraping the food with his lower bill. According to keepers, this strategy has not been observed in the other kea.
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