DOC's Kakapo Science Advisor Andrew Digby says some females with an unsuccessful clutch will be given eggs from another nest. He says the birds are very good at cross-fostering and don't tend to mind ...

New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said. Only 236 of the rotund and ...

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New Zealand native carries one of the bird world's most tragic and oddly ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Wellington, Jan 6 (IANS) New Zealand's critically endangered kakapo is entering its first breeding season in four years, raising hopes for what could be the largest hatching on record.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Zealand's critically endangerd kakapo parrot only breeds every few years. (Don Merton) (Don Merton/DEPARTMENT OF ...

New Zealand's critically endangerd kakapo parrot only breeds every few years. - Copyright AFP OMAR HAJ KADOUR New Zealand's critically endangerd kakapo parrot only ...

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said. Only 236 of ...

Only 236 of the rotund and regal-looking green parrots remain in three breeding populations on some of New Zealand's most remote southern islands. That includes 83 breeding age females, with high ...