The kākāpō is New Zealand’s chunky, flightless parrot. They like eating fruit and making sounds like little tubas all night long.
Learn more about Kākāpō Recovery here: https://www.doc.govt.nz/kakapo-recovery
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month’s pin is designed by So Lazo. You can find out more about them and their work here: https://beacons.ai/solazo
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Host: Hank Green (he/him)
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow/
#kākāpō #NewZealand #BizarreBeasts #parrot #kakapo
—–
Sources:
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2017/10/the-weird-flightless-birds-of-new-zealand/
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/penguins/
http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/south-island-giant-moa
http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/kakapo
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0467
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/fu-man060420.php
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0022945
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2013.00200.x
https://www.pnas.org/content/113/17/4765
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kakapo/behaviour/
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/1010
https://notornis.osnz.org.nz/system/files/Notornis_53_1_3.pdf
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3071937
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3069269
https://phys.org/news/2008-10-quest-kakapo-fragrance-spans-centuries.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/9/100929-birds-body-odor-rats-new-zealand-science-environment/
https://public.tableau.com/views/TheKakapo/Dashboard1?:embed=y&:display_count=yes&:toolbar=no&:showVizHome=no
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22685245/129751169
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kakapo/habitat-and-islands/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01129-7
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-47960764
——
Images:
Thumbnail image by Dr. Andrew Digby
https://twitter.com/takapodigs
http://www.tawaki-project.org/
https://youtu.be/bHyhe9uNPas
https://youtu.be/ObOKrtgXWWI
https://youtu.be/8_qV_Y976s0
https://youtu.be/fI7W40WTuac
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/267880
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/373259
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/682355
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/427984
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/532009
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/530567
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiwi_chasing_stewart_island_nz.ogv;
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/404201
https://youtu.be/OO6v_ofseLQ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/treegrow/31150197858/
https://youtu.be/JY0oXH8Hiw0
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/92365
https://youtu.be/Kod6WCzXNl0
https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/233894.php?from=466523
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/blue-and-gold-macaw-gm1286897641-383264405
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tiny-saw-whet-owl-gm152496017-11168573
https://youtu.be/WTRvJ5CUOgk
https://youtu.be/DnbtXg7baKc
https://www.flickr.com/photos/treegrow/44303343145/in/photostream/
https://youtu.be/Kod6WCzXNl0
https://youtu.be/VyVy7P7cRs0
https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/kakapo/behaviour/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quercus_coccifera_RF.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Quercus_coccifera_(acorns).jpg
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/squirrel-harvests-nuts-for-winter-b-txhz8hzj53pwjnm
https://www.flickr.com/photos/docnz/8529691516/
https://youtu.be/5lPqPBXbjiI
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/vector-world-map-outline-contour-silhouette-asia-in-center-gm1091695538-292884335
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/illustrated-map-of-the-country-of-new-zealand-gm470865772-63222957
Watch Now
