Can Technology Help Save The Kākāpō, The World's Heaviest And Only Flightless Parrot, From Extinction?

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The kākāpō is the world's heaviest and only flightless parrot (Credit: Mike Bodie / NZ Department of Conservation)

If you have felt the skies above you seem increasingly empty of chirping birds, you are not alone. A 2018 study by BirdLife International revealed that 40 percent of the world’s 11,000 bird species are in decline, and one in eight bird species is threatened with global extinction. Now, some scientists are using cutting-edge technology to revive the critically-endangered kākāpō; if successful, the techniques used may help save other bird species as well.

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  • puppylover4ever
    puppylover4ever6년 이하
    Adorable! Chubby parrots are so cute!
  • thatweirdanimal
    thatweirdanimal6년 이하
    Woa....fun fact: did you know that the rare blue makcaw is extinct in the wild and the only ones left are in captivity.....♥sad.... And 2 how did I not know that these birds existed until just now?!?!
    • chipydachipmunk
      chipydachipmunk6년 이하
      so cool
      • kk1945
        kk19456년 이하
        love it
        • lesliedragon
          lesliedragon6년 이하
          Adorable!!!!! Love it!!!
          • fibyvafi-157006488659
            fibyvafi-1570064886596년 이하
            I wonder how they gain so much weight ?
            • watikita-157893978460
              watikita-1578939784606년 이하
              if u sit around all day and dont do anything but eat ,sit and mate dont u think you would be fat to?
            • ticktok
              ticktok6년 이하
              Awww ,I wish I could have that chubby little parot!😍
              • turtles3313
                turtles33136년 이하
                I want a chubby little parrot too ! Soo cute!
                • blueandgold
                  blueandgold6년 이하
                  But it was funny!!
                  • blueandgold
                    blueandgold6년 이하
                    It kind of looks like my cat when we put him in a sweater, but a bird. He hated us for like a week. 😾

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