Kakapos are making a sweet little comeback in New Zealand. A few new chicks have finally arrived in the country, due to a slight but very significant baby boom. The chicks are the first to be born in three years.
To mate the males just get somewhere high and shout. Sounds smart right? Except they live in hilly new Zealand and so the echoing of the mating call disorientates the females.
majypoo on April 13rd, 2018 at 21:16 UTC »
Careful they are a lil bit rapey
JukeLoseph on April 13rd, 2018 at 21:17 UTC »
To mate the males just get somewhere high and shout. Sounds smart right? Except they live in hilly new Zealand and so the echoing of the mating call disorientates the females.
aboothe726 on April 13rd, 2018 at 22:26 UTC »
That's because male kakapos prefer British photojournalists to female kakapos.