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Ryan Ardern's Kakapo Page
Kakapo = -- = -- K a k apo are a nocturnal parrot only found on Codfish Island/Whenua Hoa and Anchor Island in New Zealand. The Kakapo is also the heaviest and rarest parrot in the world. No one can visit Kakapo whenever they want and there are only 124 Kakapo in the world. When male kakapo mate up with a female they make a bowl-shaped hole to echo their BOOMING sound in. They live on Codfish Island because it is a safe place and it's hard for people to get to. Codfish Island is a small island next to Stewart Island. Kakapo use their green feathers to camouflage in the background. The Conservationists try hard to save Kakapo from being extinct. Kakapo are vegetarians. They have a strict rule NOT to eat any meat. They would rather chew on almonds and the females in particular like the taste of kumara. Often the Kakapo can be seen quietly munching on petals, roots and stems of native plants. The National Kakapo Team feed them muesli especialy made for them. It kind of gives them a wake up-call saying: "Kakapo, start breeding!!!" It also makes them stronger and more healthy. The muesli is provided in spring and summer. Many years ago Kakapo could fly. Here are some of the names of people in the kakapo recovery team: Deidre Vercoe, Ron Moorhouse, Daryl Eason, Graeme Elliott. Kakapo lay only 2-4 eggs.The word KAKAPO is actully the Maori name for 'night parrot'. There are only 80 Kakapo on Codfish Island and the rest are on Anchor Island. Birds that fly have strong, stiff feathers to help them stay airborne, but because Kakapo don't fly their feathers are soft.