1 = c
Kakapo means ‘night parrot’ in Maori.2 = d
In the breeding season, the male kakapo clears a piece of ground to be a stage
for his show. Then he blows himself up like a balloon and makes a deep booming call. The
male kakapo has a thoracic sac in his chest that he inflates to make the booming sound.
3 = a
After mating, the female kakapo lays two or three eggs in a nest hollow, under a
log or a tussock. She looks after the eggs and chicks all by herself, feeding the chicks
for about 10 weeks.
4 = c
The kakapo is a good colour for hiding, but enemies can often find them because
of the kakapo’s strong scent.
5 = a
The male kakapo compete to get the
female kakapo to choose them, this type of mating is called a 'lek mating system. The
kakapo is the only parrot to have a lek mating system and New Zealand's only lek bird.
6 = b
The feathers around the kakapos eyes are very soft and look like the feathers
around the eyes of owls.
7 = a
The chicks are about 3 months old. The mother kakapo will look after the chicks
in the nest for about 10-12 weeks before the chicks leave the burrow for the first time.
8 = c
The male kakapo’s boom can be heard about 5 kilometres away. That’s
about the same distance as adding 45 rugby fields together – WOW!
9 = a
The kakapo is the only nocturnal parrot, it is the heaviest parrot in the world
and it is the only flightless parrot – but it is not the only green parrot.
10 = a
The kakapo uses its wings for balancing, because kakapo like to climb. You can
see some wonderful photos of Hoki the kakapo climbing in the book, ‘Hoki. The story
of a kakapo.’ By Gideon Climo & Alison Ballance. Published by Godwit Publishing
Limited, 1997. |
