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Anita's Kakapo page
Kakapo  The Kakapo Kakapo are heavy parrots. They are native to New Zealand and are only found in New Zealand. Kakapo are found on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou which is a little island next to Stewart Island. It has high rain fall on Whenua Hou. Kakapo are really special. They use their strong beaks to crack open rimu nuts and all those other sorts of nuts and shells. Kakapo use to be able to fly. Birds like hawks are the Kakapos main predators. Kakapo have a strong musty smell and that makes them easy to find. They have great green feathers to help them camouflage in the trees and bushes. When they need to hide they stay completely still in the bushes which they don't need to because they're on Whenua Hou The DOC staff know where the kakapo are because the transmitters send a signal out to a speacial gadget the DOC staff use to find Kakapo like Tiaho. Each Kakapo has their own special signal. The DOC staff spy on the kakapo with a snark. The people who work on Whenua Hou still make traps that kill predators because ships park not far away from Whenua Hou and ship rats can swim. The DOC staff use special gadgets like a palm pilot, a snark, a smart hopper and the nest monitoring kit.