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What is a Kakapo?

The kakapo (Māori: kākāpō or night parrot), Strigops habroptilus, also called owl parrot, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the super-family Strigopoidea endemic to New Zealand.

 


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Rimu Tree and Climate Change

Do you think that as the climate progressively gets warmer due to climate change that the rimu tree will mast more frequently? There’s an article concerning the European Beech by Manchester Metropolitan University that writes, “The climate driven increase in predation pressure translated into stronger selection against individual trees that were poorly synchronized with their neighbors and had lower year-to-year variability. Assuming that masting traits are heritable, stronger selection will lead to high synchrony and variability of masting over time” (Bogdziewicz et al, 5). While the paper isn’t specifically about the rimu tree itself could be loosely applied to it. And if rimu trees mast more in response to climate pressures than it can be assumed that the kakapo will breed more frequently. I’m just writing a research paper on the kakapo and the rimu tree immediately made me think about how it will be impacted by climate change so I’m trying to find more research but there’s not a ton rn. Tell me what you guys think or if anyone has more information

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2024/11/12
06:12 UTC

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Can kakapos make human sounds?

Being parrots, can kakapos "speak" like humans, just like other parrots can?

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2024/09/14
11:46 UTC

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Baby on a swing 😍

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2024/06/02
23:51 UTC

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Yum yum! Sweet Sirocco enjoying a treat 💗

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2024/05/06
04:10 UTC

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The Three Mossketeers 🦜✨

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2024/03/29
17:10 UTC

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Sirocco amongst the renga renga lillies (2012)

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2024/03/26
11:45 UTC

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Mossy Perch 💚 💚

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2024/03/26
00:21 UTC

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Mommy's mini 💕

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2024/03/20
20:57 UTC

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He sees you!

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2024/03/19
21:00 UTC

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Meirl

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2024/01/13
01:19 UTC

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I've been developing games about Kakapos for several years and today I could finally adopt one from the generated income :)

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2023/11/22
11:59 UTC

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Whould Kakapo make good pets? Of course that whouldnt happen in a long long time due to their threathened status but lets say there were thousands. I hear Kakapo are really friendly and curios and them being unable to fly sounds like they whould make really good pets.

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2023/09/24
11:22 UTC

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These Kākāpō desperately need to bolster their numbers. Clearly they need a wingman. 🏹 Steve, the feathery yet flightless cupid, is here to help. 🦜💕

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2023/08/21
16:46 UTC

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kakapo! kakapo!! kakapo!!!

i tried to add a picture but it did not show up:(

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2023/05/19
01:40 UTC

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Chick Nora-1-A-2019, the most recent Kākāpō death :(

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2023/05/11
14:07 UTC

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🔥The Flightless Kakapo.

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2023/05/02
07:13 UTC

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Self-care ft. Kakapo | Animals in Therapy

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2023/03/13
10:12 UTC

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Google earth kakapo

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2023/03/01
18:10 UTC

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Kakapo on foot

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2023/02/28
14:15 UTC

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Kakapo apple 2

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2023/02/27
20:31 UTC

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Kākāpō at the doctor's.

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2023/02/04
11:32 UTC

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