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Uploaded by on Feb 23, 2007

The flightless Takahe was believed extinct until it was rediscovered in the remote mountains of South Island NZ.

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  • @verticalsmurf Takahes are in New Zealand, which is where Maori lived.

  • I like the name Takahe much more. I can't explain why, but it sounds much more birdy and airy, where as Pukeko sounds like something you do after a hard night out... Well, the name may be fit for Aussie humans, but I the birds...

    Why do you have a Maori name for an Aussie bird anyway?

  • Yeah they are related. The Australian Swamp Hen we call the Pukeko. They diverged from eachother a long time ago, with the Takahe evolving in a relatively predator free environment, hence it's inability to fly.

  • The legs look thicker, but the colouration and proportions look similar. Any chance they are related?

  • This is flightless, and alot bigger and heavier.

  • Obviously you have a very limited knowledge of obscure birds.

  • Looks like the Australian Swamp Hen

  • whenever i see a wacky obscure and/or newly discovered ancient animal i like to think how it would taste. all birds look like chickens to me with their wings and drumsticks, but boy this ones different, the way it moves more like a dinosaur.

  • thank god they aint extinct. But they proberly will be soon :(

  • looks like a black dodo

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