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Koki (cockatoo)

Koki (cockatoo) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Koki (cockatoo) rather than just read about it. In short: Koki (hatched c. 1960) is a yellow-crested cockatoo that was owned by Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito and kept at his coastal retreat on the Brijuni islands, in western Croatia. From 1949 until his death in 1980, the Brijuni islands served as Tito's official summer residence.

Key takeaways

Koki (cockatoo) belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Koki (cockatoo) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Koki (cockatoo) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Koki (hatched c. 1960) is a yellow-crested cockatoo that was owned by Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito and kept at his coastal retreat on the Brijuni islands, in western Croatia. From 1949 until his death in 1980, the Brijuni islands served as Tito's official summer residence. In addition to a wide array of world leaders, such as Fidel Castro, Yasser Arafat, Muammar Gaddafi, Indira Gandhi and Queen Elizabeth II, Tito hosted numerous international celebrities on the islands, including Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, Josephine Baker and Gina Lollobrigida. Koki came into Tito's possession in the early 1970s. He belongs to larger species of parrots which are characterized by a crest on their heads and a stocky posture. They can reach up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in height, and have been described as "a very intelligent, social and amiable bird species that likes bathing". Koki quickly became Tito's favourite parrot. He was a regular fixture at the aging Yugoslav leader's private parties, and with time, "began to mimic his master's colorful peasant vocabulary." One of the phrases he is known to utter is Volim te, Sophia ("I love you, Sophia"), which he presumably learned when Tito was visited by Sophia Loren. In 1977, Tito gifted Koki to his granddaughter Saša for her ninth birthday. Decades after Tito's death, Koki continues to live what has been described as a "pampered life". He has been known to want to shake guests' hands and has had his picture taken with almost all notable visitors to the islands, including Princess Caroline of Monaco and the actor John Malkovich. Koki has also been known to swear at visitors, as well as to squawk, "Tito! Tito! Tito!" According to his attendant, Koki "usually only talks to women. If men go near his cage, he gets jealous and tries to bite them." A sign on Koki's cage warns visitors that while he may utter "many friendly phrases", he is also in the habit of uttering "those which we kindly ask you not to take personally". "If Koki had a bigger vocabulary," a journalist writing for The Economist quipped, "he would doubtless enjoy revealing Croatia's darkest state secrets, which he has surely overheard."

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Koki (cockatoo)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Koki (cockatoo) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Koki (cockatoo) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Koki (cockatoo) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Koki (cockatoo)

In research: Koki (cockatoo) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Koki (cockatoo) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Koki (cockatoo) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cockatoos, Individual parrots, Josip Broz Tito, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Koki (cockatoo) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Koki (cockatoo) in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Koki (cockatoo) means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Koki (cockatoo) in simple terms?

Why does Koki (cockatoo) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Koki (cockatoo)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Koki (cockatoo).