A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence
A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence
Kākāpō are large flightless parrots that used to be widespread across the country, before being hunted to near extinction.
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I'll always take any chance to plug Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams which is a fantastic book that has a section about the Kakapo conservation efforts.
The "remake" Stephen Fry did a few years ago has this gem in it
The origin of party parrot emoji
Wait seriously? TIL!
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it's why I love the kakapo so much, so glad others remember it too
Came here to make sure it's the kakapo. At the writing of the book there were something like 30 of them