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New Zealand's endangered kakapo population is booming
The world's heaviest parrot, the kakapo, may not be able to fly but it can reproduce.
According to the latest figures, the New Zealand native - which was on the verge of dying out - increased its population by 25% in the last year.聽聽
The 成人快手's James Coomarasamy has been hearing more about the kakapo and its flightless journey away from oblivion.. from Allison Ballance, a science broadcaster and author of Kakapo: Rescued from the Brink of Extinction.
Photo: A kakapo parrot sits on its eggs Credit: Reuters
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