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Everyone knows of the extinct birds the moa and huia, and of the endangered birds thekakapoand takahe.
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Translocation of vulnerablekakapo, followed by intensive management and supplementary feeding, has increased the population from 50 individuals to 123.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike other land birds, thekakapocan accumulate large amounts of body fat to store energy, making it the heaviest parrot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Given the kakapo's well-developed sense of smell, this scent may be a social chemosignal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekakapohas a larger pelvis than other parrots.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In the next 12 years, regular expeditions found few signs of thekakapo, indicating that numbers were continuing to decline.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.All four species soared overhead searching for prey in daylight, and to avoid these avian predators, the kakapo's ancestors adopted camouflaged plumage and became nocturnal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Conservation staff and volunteers have engaged extensively with somekakapo, which have distinct personalities.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekakapois primarily nocturnal; it roosts under cover in trees or on the ground during the day and moves around its territories at night.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Kakapoeggs usually hatch within 30 days, bearing fluffy grey chicks that are quite helpless.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For this reason, thekakapohas a very small gizzard compared to other birds of their size.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One of the most striking characteristics of thekakapois its pleasant and powerful odour, which has been described as musty.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekakapohas a well-developed sense of smell, which complements its nocturnal lifestyle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A study in 1984 identified 25 plant species askakapofood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekakapois believed to employ bacteria in the fore-gut to ferment and help digest plant matter.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At the end of 1974, scientists located several more malekakapoand made the first scientific observations ofkakapobooming.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekakapodoes not breed every year and has one of the lowest rates of reproduction among birds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pectoral musculature of thekakapois also modified by flightlessness.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thekakapoleaves conspicuous evidence of their feeding activities, from 1010 m (3030 ft) to 50100 m (160300 ft) feeding ground areas.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The first action of the plan was to relocate all the remainingkakapoto suitable islands for them to breed.
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