By Alex WildeI want to tell you about a bird called Kakapo and the endangered birds in New Zealand. Kakapos are the heaviest parrot in the world, even though they are not the biggest parrot. They are green. They also smell like honey. Kakapos weigh 8 or 9 pounds. Their lifespan is 95 years. Kakapos are nocturnal which means they sleep all day and are awake at night. Kakapos climb well because their beak is like an extra claw. Their favorite food is in the trees. They have to climb because they can’t fly. Kakapos fall down off the trees when they want to get down. Their sound is “ka ka ka.” Kakapos can make many many sounds. These sounds can be heard from 3 miles away! Wow! Kakapos are the most endangered parrot. Kakapos live on the smallest island in New Zealand which is called Codfish Island. There were only 61 Kakapos alive in the wild. Now in 2016, there are 123 Kakapos. They are endangered because cats and other mammals eat them and their eggs. Rats came to the island on ships. The rats swam to the shore. The rats were not there originally. Originally there were only beta bugs, Kaka birds, Kakapos and other animals but no meat eating mammals. There's even a job to save Kakapos from extinction. It’s called nestminders. A nestminder’s job is to take care of the baby Kakapo. They go to the nest and measure and weigh the baby. You even have a bell on your tent. If it rings, the mom Kakapo Is here. I went to a bird sanctuary called Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand but we didn't see a Kakapo, because Kakapos didn’t live where we were. I liked the bird sanctuary because I saw birds and learned about birds. Now I want to be a bird vet and save birds. I have a bird book with four birds in it. I would like you to visit New Zealand so you can fall in love with birds. Resources:
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