Kakapo Quiz

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2. How do male kakapo attract female kakapo?
a - Stomping their feet
b - Flapping their wings
c - Making a squawking sound
d - Making a booming sound

3. Which of the kakapo parents care for the kakapo chicks?
a - Female
b - Male
c - Neither
d – Both

4. Enemies can easily find kakapo because of their…
a - Bright feathers
b - Flapping noises
c - Strong scent

5. The mating system kakapo use is called the what?
a - Lek mating system
b – Email mating system
c – Courtship mating system
d – Phone mating system

6. Kakapo facial feathers are very similar to another bird. Which bird is it?
a – Tui
b – Owl
c – Sparrow
d – Kea

7. Approximately how old are kakapo chicks before they first leave the safety of the burrow?
a - 3 months
b - 2 weeks
c - 2 years
d - 6 months

8. How far away can the make kakapo mating call be heard?
a - 2 metres
b - 50 metres
c - 5 kilometres
d - 50 kilometres

9. One of these facts is not true, which one is it?
The kakapo is the…
a - Only green parrot
b - Only nocturnal parrot
c - heaviest parrot
d - Only flightless parrot

10. The kakapo uses its wings for...
a - Balancing when climbing
b - Flapping to scare people
c - Flying
d - Wiping its beak

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