Kākāpō - night parrot

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Early birds

In episode 2 of the Kākāpō Files we find out that when it comes to kākāpō breeding the early birds are, well, very early.

It's the summer solstice, and things are definitely hotting up in the kākāpō world.

DOC's Kākāpō Recovery Programme scientist Andrew ...

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Busy birds

Kākāpō breeding action really kicked off on Christmas Eve and in episode 3 of the Kākāpō Files we discover it is in full swing.

Let's not be coy about this. Lots of kākāpō are having lots of kākāpō sex.

And the first eggs of the 2019 kākāpō breeding season hav ...

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