Kakapo is ground-dwelling bird, but it can easily climb on the trees using its strong legs equipped with sharp claws. Two toes are oriented forward and two backward, to ensure strong grip and stability on the branches. When it lands on the ground, kakapo moves in a jog-like manner. ...
Population Once widespread across most of New Zealand, the bird began a rapid decline after the arrival of European settlers until it hit a low of around 50 or 60 individuals by the late 20th century. Only well-planned conservation efforts saved them from ultimate extinction. The remaining indiv...
Earlier this year a severe disease tore through the population. And tiny as the number of kakapos is, space is running out on the two islands where most of them live.可知,然而,鸮鹦鹉的未来看起来仍然不安全。今年早些时候,一种严重的疾病在鸟群中肆虐。尽管鸮鹦鹉的数量很少,但它们生活的这两...
由第二段中的“Once found in large numbers across New Zealand, the cute bird, which can weigh up to 11 pounds (5 kilograms), is now heading to extinction. While cruel predators (捕食者) such as foxes, cats, and snakes are largely to blame, the kakapo’s strange habits of laying eggs...
To monitor the kakapos, researchers attach a small radio transmitter to the back of each bird. They use a small wooden wedge to determine the ideal level of tension. Today, the kakapo population has reached a relatively stable, if not ideal, 153 individuals spread across the three predator-...
In addition they have the lowest metabolic rate of any bird. They are the only flightless parrot species, and Kakapos are also nocturnal. The breeding habits of the Kakapo also make them distinctly different. Their breeding rituals are known as lek-breeding. This term refers to the competition...
It is anocturnalbird, meaning it is active at night. Unique Traits The kakapo is theheaviest parrot in the world, weighing between2 to 4 kg (4.4 to 8.8 lbs). It has aslow reproductive rate—females only lay eggs every 2 to 4 years. Males perform abooming callduring the breeding season...
【题目】C T h e kakapo, a bird that lives in New Zealand, is no t designed forsurvival. Weighing up to 4 kilograms, it is th e world's fattestparrot. It mates (交配 ) only w hen th e rimu tre e is in fruit, whichhappens every fe w years. It developed gradually in th e...
The good news is that this bird survived, and three weeks after Ks death was fit and healthy enough to be moved to her new home. On July 6, three months old and weighing 1.3kg, she was flown to Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds to join two other female and three male kakapo. ...
Andrew Digby adds a GPS logger to a kakapo's radio transmitter, which will record where the bird goes. Ash Robinson/CNN The transmitters also control how much food the birds receive at feeding stations. It’s essential to control the birds’ diet, says Digby. Left to their own devices...