The kakapo

The kakapo is one of the rarest parrots in the world:

• It's flightless.
• It's the world's heaviest parrot.
• It's possibly the oldest leving bird.
• It has a subsonic mating boom that can travel several kilometres.

And that's just a few things that make kakapo so special!

The kakapo can only be found in New Zealand and every year countless people from around the world - dozens of hard working volunteers - give their time and energy trying to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction.

Most of kakapo Recovery takes place on remote, predator-free islands off southern New Zealand.

here is a funny video about the kakapo from bbc posted on the 30 september 2009

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