View all of the Kakapo images! Find your favorite Animals! Search Share on: Originating on the island of New Zealand, the kakapo is a large flightless bird that has evolved to fill a similar ecological niche as land mammals in the way that it roams the forest floor in search of food ...
From the beginning of the breeding season in spring, female kākāpō consume Rimu berries, which at that time are unripe. Dr von Hurst says while the vitamin D content of the unripe berries isn't yet known, it's possible that vitamin D in the fruit triggers nesting in the female bird....
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That sort of mad-cap enthusiasm is what lead to the front page of Imgur being populated entirely with GIFs of New Zealand bird superstar, Sirocco the kākāpō. SEE ALSO: These photographs of New Zealand's natural wonders are seriously alluring The kākāpō looks like a well-aged owl, is...