Nikolas Kozloff2h ago
#NewZealand: #extinction not just caused by #humans but also #volcanic #eruptions https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260325005924.htm?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4 My take on #Darwin, #volcanoes and #evolution here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2025/09/24/volcanoes-climate-change-and-darwins-legacy-in-chile/ #science #birds #ornithology #kakapo #wildlife #animals #climate
Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule beneath New Zealand

Deep inside a cave, scientists uncovered fossils from 16 species, including a newfound kākāpō ancestor that may have been able to fly. These remains reveal that New Zealand’s ecosystems were constantly disrupted by volcanic eruptions and rapid climate shifts. Long before humans, waves of extinction and replacement reshaped the islands’ wildlife. It’s a rare window into a missing chapter of natural history.

ScienceDaily
Show threadAbie1d ago
There has never been this many #kakapo and kakapo chicks alive since at least a half a century, possibly way longer!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D#Population_timeline
Show threadAbie1d ago
What a difference a month makes! Almost 50x weight gain...
#kakapo
https://www.facebook.com/KakapoRecovery/posts/pfbid0EoVEcmBnzjUWF7L7NXmk7jZHKbUmVt7wcptAxtxPqwQmGouUvd7DLrcvccdXM74ml?
Da_Gut4d ago

“I was out there in the evening with him bonking my head. He’s quite heavy. He goes on for a very long time. He grunts the whole time he’s doing it,’ she said.“

Sadly she was head fucked for naught. Sirocco Produced no sperm.

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/sirocco-kakapo-ejaculation-helmet

#birds #Kakapo #natureConservation #Parrots

“The ejaculation helmet was born.” Researchers built a “hat of condoms” in bid to save world’s heaviest parrot | Discover Wildlife

A video of Sirocco the kākāpō attempting to mate with a human's head has been viewed millions of times – but he's since become a global icon

Discover Wildlife
Chrono MatthiasMar 24

The #Kakapo live webcam
at #ChronoMedia info spot :: https://mprove.de/chrono3d?ll=-46.7739,167.64361&q=-46.79618,167.65384&z=13.04&t=76&s=1&i=1

#glasperlenspiel #DouglasAdams @enigma

Show threadAbieMar 20
Soft rimu, but hard rock!
#kakapo
https://youtu.be/qahryZ-YgSA?is=ymTcUlMaYmi8FNlj
the most important video in your life

YouTube
Show threadAbieMar 20

if you're curious, Rakiura is feeding her chick live atm!

Edit : Still feeding!
Edit 2 : the chick is full! It just wants to sleep despite Rakiura's attempts to sneak in a few more beakfuls :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGL7A2YgUY #kakapo #kakapocam

Show threadAbieMar 20
#FridgeUpdate : A record number of 90 chicks have hatched!
That is more than one for each adult female on average, a remarkable number for the slow breeding #kakapo
For comparison, no previous breeding season, even the most heavily managed to induce second clutching, ever reached 60 live chicks!
And there are still a few more eggs waiting to hatch... (possiblly 8?)
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1392634052900503&set=pcb.1392658922898016
Cloud ManulMar 15
How to ruin your productivity this Sunday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGL7A2YgUY #kakapo
Kākāpō Cam: Rakiura the kākāpō – 2026 nest

YouTube
AbieMar 15
Regardez-moi ces deux petits vieillards égrotants !
(pardon, ces majestueux poussins #kakapo :p)
https://bsky.app/profile/digs.bsky.social/post/3mgz5ze2zds2x
Andrew Digby (@digs.bsky.social)

Transferring 5 #kakapo chicks from Whenua Hou to Anchor this week means that some more two-chick nests were created. With a more reliable food supply, most chicks on Anchor are growing fast - like these in Hine Taumai’s nest. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds

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