{"id":5248,"date":"2011-01-11T12:40:09","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T17:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=5248"},"modified":"2022-02-10T09:33:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-10T14:33:58","slug":"catching-up-with-a-kakapo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/risk\/catching-up-with-a-kakapo\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching up with a Kakapo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The kakapo (Strigops habroptila) <\/em>is a very unique bird<\/a>, for one thing it is a nocturnal parrot, so just like cats they\u00a0 are active at night. But don\u2019t think that means they are out\u00a0 flying<\/a> around under the night sky because this bird is the only flightless parrot in the world!<\/p>\n

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Although the kakapo can\u2019t soar in the sky it is a good tree climber<\/a>, using its wings as a kind of parachute as it jumps from the trees to the ground. So where does this giant flightless night time loving bird live? The kakapo once lived all across New Zealand, but as this bird started to disappear the remaining survivors were moved to islands off the coast of New Zealand where they could be better protected. This species is listed as critically endangered because today there are only around 122 kakapos left in the world!<\/p>\n

See the kakapo in action in this video<\/a>, or learn more about this BIG parrot from The Encyclopedia of Life<\/a><\/p>\n

Earth Rangers<\/a> is a non-profit organization that works to inspire and educate<\/a> children about the environment. At EarthRangers.com kids can play games<\/a>, discover amazing facts<\/a>, meet animal ambassadors<\/a> and fundraise<\/a> to protect biodiversity<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kakapo may look like a regular bird, but there are several features that make it unique. Find out why this New Zealand native is so different.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[449,665,7,1353,931],"tags":[62,18,117,293],"class_list":["post-5248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-animals","category-allbirds","category-risk","category-to-edit","category-all","tag-birds","tag-endangered","tag-largest","tag-new-zealand"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t