This is the extraordinary moment a cockatoo lays an egg on its owner's lap.
Footage shot by Erin Samela Audet shows her comforting umbrella cockatoo Chic as the pet squeezes out the egg.
The 18-year-old bird's crown feathers stand up and it makes quiet wails for almost two minutes in the video, which has had more than a million views on TikTok.
Ms Audet, who lives in Thomaston, Connecticut, was quick to reassure worried viewers that Chic was fine afterwards.
The umbrella cockatoo, pictured at its home in Thomaston, Connecticut, took almost two minutes to squeeze out an egg onto Erin Samela Audet's lap
Whenever the bird squeezed, its crown feathers stood up while she let out a straining sound
The footage was filmed on June 9 in Thomaston, Connecticut. As the 18-year-old bird
The footage was filmed on June 9, in Thomaston, Connecticut. The owner said: 'My 18-year-old umbrella cockatoo laid an egg in my lap.'
The owner, Erin Samela Audet, stroked the teenage bird while it forced out the small white egg.
Umbrella cockatoos can live into their 70s and are renowned in avian circles for being one of the most affectionate type of bird.
The cockatoos are originally from Indonesia and do not like being put in a small cage.
If they are left isolated they are known to self harm. They are also very easy to spoil and to not take change very well.
Umbrella cockatoos have been known to get depressed if in a pet store and another animal they have an attachment to is sold.
In the wild, they love to forage for seeds and nuts and like a varied diet.
The birds can also be trained to learn a vocabulary of more than 50 words.
If the bird is unhappy it will squawk loudly, especially if it was confined in a small cage or left on its own for long periods.
After struggling for more than a minute the egg plopped out onto the owner's lap
Umbrella cockatoos can live into their 70s and are renowned in avian circles for being one of the most affectionate type of bird
