Kakapo. 92 left. World's largest and flightless parrot.

[ChickenVendetta]

CHICKEN SIZED PARROT!!!

[RockThatBodyTV]

They're beautiful, god save the kakapoes.

[benjamininnit]

wow. great video.

[Tactual]

Not a good idea to be a small flightless bird.

[clickthisway]

@Tactual

World's largest parrot, only flightless parrot, and worlds only nocturnal parrot

[dltanner99]

Cryptozoology novel about two boys who find something strange on the beach one night see video book trailer

[AZoje]

i read about this bird first in "last chance to see", great book read it

[zamira5]

Nice Video!!

Can you also tell me the name of the music?

I searched it, but didnt find...

[Darkydog94]

Save those Kakapos(Owl parrots) because I like both Parrots & Owls.

[Stinkator]

Hi, does anyone know what's the name of this song? I presume it's not Bobby Darin's Plain Jane?

[clickthisway]

@Stinkator

have a look under dropdown tabs

[zomgrotfl]

wonder how they taste...

[clickthisway]

@zomgrotfl

Accounts from early sealers are that they would rather drink soup from boiling up old socks

[jordandcv]

fight on 4th noizyest bird fight on ! im aussie and im not in nz so nz ppl hafto listen to there noise so keep fighting little birds get more and more and more

[amerboy22]

sooooo cute!!! why cant we breed them at home and keep them as pets

[clickthisway]

@amerboy22

They trying to breed them as fast as they can - and progress is slow.

[wannabethug7]

@clickthisway I read they live up to 60 years, they make the perfect pets if we didn't nearly drive them into extinction. Why is it slow progression?

[Gmancrap]

They were once kept as pets. But they have become so rare that they have gone back to wild nature to protect them selfs.

[R5H4D0W]

@amerboy22 I think the diet has to do with it. Other than the well known fondness of eating the fruit of the rimu tree, its diet varies by season, making it very difficult to breed in other geographic locations

[sithylicious]

@amerboy22 They're not supposed to be pets. These beautiful birds deserve to live freely in the wilds.

[JuliaMcIntyre]

A friend of mine said there are only 10 left :(

[08Reshad]

he aint big he is FAT

[JackyNickelson]

@08Reshad The are some birds I know who are fat. The most common are chicken, turkey and goose. They got so many food to eat. They almost die. And then they got slaughtered. They become your food supply,

[xxxdannyxxx]

why i keep hearing that the giant Hyancith Macaw is the largest parrot as well???

[Areabus]

real nice work !

[aperson22222]

You couldn't give us one picture with something in it for scale?  I mean, if these are the world's largest parrots, we'd want to be impressed by their size.

[TheMonthofMayo]

i think there's a bit more now, 119 or something, but either way they are still way too rare and I want them desperately to not die. It's sad that they don't get publicity, like the polar bear and the panda and the tiger.

[Daniandpaulie]

@TheMonthofMayo

I agree

[lynz45]

You are so sweet to respond to me. Thank you. The music makes me very sad and very sad to know how close they are to extinction. I am going to help by donating. Thank you for making us aware!

[lynz45]

i can't find the music for this. what is it? I couldn't find it in the stats. it's not bobby darin.

Thank you for sharing this video with all of the world. I want to help the kakapos.

[clickthisway]

@lynz45 It was a soundtrack that you could attach via the you-tube consol. If the artist is no longer shown under stats that's a problem as I can't remember. Perhaps see if you tube still have the add free music feature and browse for it? Cheers Jeff.

[deathofit]

Think of it this way natures finnest survive fuck that bird we hunted it it died fuck it

[clickthisway]

@deathofit Scientists calculate that if current trends continue, humans will be extinct by the century's end. Cockroaches will survive, as will leeches, rats, and weasels. Also we didnt hunt it. We introduced rabbits and within 70 years they turned into a plauge. So we introduced stoats to eat the rabits. The stoats just went into the bush and ate everything that moves. Vast tracts of forest now stand silent. There are a range of secondary impacts such as reduced seed dispersal.

[JuMunchie]

Actually we did. Natives and settlers ate the birds and used the feathers for coats.

[RogueRotting360]

@deathofit That's a primitive mindset.

[UberNoodleX]

@deathofit I see you are too ignorant to realise that the REASON the bird is dying is because of introduced species (including humans) which has nothing to do with nature. Kakapos evolved in what was essentially a isolated environment devoid of major predators. Your attitude only shows your lack of understanding, as you have no conception of what a life in a predatorless system might be like.

[clickthisway]

@UberNoodleX

I agree. To expand on your comment it could be noted that introduced mammalian predators use their sense of smell to hunt. The kakapo's predator, the Haast Eagle (largest in the world), hunted by sight of movement. The Kakapo when spooked freezes and relies on its cryptic colours to become invisible. Not much good in the contemporary setting.

[flipstopproductions]

There is actually 123 of em

[AIAZISten]

so ppl from new zealand see kakapo everyday just as we see pigeons ?

[Kurayami111]

XD their so chunky and adorible

[Noyru]

i REAALLLY hope these adorables guys dont go extinct. :[

[poopchunk3]

i thought u were going to be like"i REAALLLY hope these adorables guys go extinct. :]" lol

[guzlla]

What's the name of the song?! It's so nice i had to ask.

[clickthisway]

click under 'stats'

[TheBrownTies]

sorry what do you mean? where is 'stats'

[R0WMaC]

I would love to dedicate my life to saving these birds.

[Daniandpaulie]

@R0WMaC

I would too. I have been saving money to donate to the lovely birds

[breannthebeautiful]

that thing is freakin huge! it'a like a budgie on steriods!

[peterrabbity]

A darling, darling bird and they're all ours.

[ericcartman41]

yay theres 125 now so there icreasing in number

[TheWTFsauce]

not bad

[Turbo1Love]

y dont humans just mass produce them in a farm n eat them like chickens?

[CoyoteJack2]

because they only have like 3 chicks a year.. and most of them die.. and no captivity breeding projects have really worked

[NoCryingNowYes]

Then clone them?

[ChaoticRain1]

Do you know how many eggs it requires to create one successful clone? Dolly was the result of thousands of trials. Not to mention the costs. And even then, the clone might die early from unforseen reasons. Unfortunately, cloning is not a viable solution at the moment to conserve endangered species.

[CanadiaNecro1]

They make a strange deep booming noise at night that travels for miles to attract mates.

[breenah559]

They look like a budgie (parakeet) on steriods!

[mrbz134]

no no no they look like a Quaker parrot on steroids :D

[themacede]

i think the kakapo is mostly known because of douglas noel adams...

his way of telling about the kakapo is amazing... best example the video "parrots, the universe and everything".

[imahawk1]

This is a great video - thanks for sharing it. Endangered species need publicity, so that people will understand how important it is to support projects to protect them. I hope to hear more about these birds on their new island.

[videofreakboy91]

the song kinda makes me sad, cuz u know there endangered

[Ziborf]

Only 65 left

[katzenblut]

111 in 2009, according to Wikipedia.

[lordfluxington]

From the BBC website...

"Decimated by introduced predators, the kakapo population dwindled to just 51 in the mid-1990s, but an intensive conservation effort has boosted kakapo numbers in the past few years. "

[WhoSfgas]

nicee

[sleekweasel]

So.. I know this is a slightly flippant question, but do these have the same sort of imitative abilities of other parrots?

[clickthisway]

I suspect not. Check the Tui on the birds page of my website if you want to hear a tui talk. Some say the Tui still imitates the call of an extinct bird... I had a pet Indian Mynah as a kid and it use to even copy the tone of your voice better than a parrot as parrots always sound parrotish. The chooks were fooled but the dogs wizened up pretty fast!

[1snaks1]

whats the song?

[clickthisway]

Click statistics and you can see the exact details. You can add to your vids too if you like. Click "audio swap" under "Video Owner Options". Cheers

[firelione]

Very nice job. It may not be the most informative but it is spreading the word.

Thanks!!

[clickthisway]

See below :-)

[clickthisway]

Click "more info" or follow the lead to our website. :-)

Google kakapo recovery program. To help.

Cheers

[verticalsmurf]

Beautiful photos, but it's not instructive. How will you reach the world with a few photos. Dialogue and videos are needed. I've been following the plight of the kakapo for 5 years now, thought of volunteering (but there is apparently a waiting list). Charities scream about there being only 5000 pandas left, but you are talking about only 90 kakapo!!! Same goes for the Australian Cassowary, only 500 left, no-one makes a fuss about that.