Kakapo report v5

This is a presentation is

about

kakapos

Kakapo live in forests , bushes and

of shore islands.

camouflageThe kakapo have super soft

Yellow-green feathers which are

excellent camouflage. When

they are startled they freeze

which with the camouflage makes

them extremely hard to see. Some

Hunters even say its like

Chasing a green shadow

Look at this kakapo it looks like he’s playing hide and seek

Lending a hand

Many people have dedicated years to saving

The kakapo . Don Merton was involved in part of the first searching team in Fiordland . Don is not alone he is one of hundreds of people have given months even years even in the worst conditions and when it seemed all hope was lost they kept going .

Kakapo are strictly vegetarian. Food the kakapo eat

They eat a wide variety of seeds trees

trees and plants but will roots foliage

happily eat different foods Shoots plants

like apples or pears when pears apples

they need to.

Food

My fine looks

The scientific name for a kakapo is strigopshabroptilus. This means owl-

faced soft feather . They have also been called owl parrots because they have an owl like face . Among

the things that make them parrots

are their hooked beaks and two toes forward and two toes back. The Maori name for Kakapo means night parrots.

predatorsKakapo have a sweet slightly musty scent which is said to be nice. It’s similar to the bushesthey like to eat. but It’s a dead giveaway for keen nosed hunters ofstoats, rats and wild cats.

All new

Kakapo equipment is now state of the art.

All kakapo wear little harnesses with radio

transmitters on there backs .