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If you're like me, you may mostly recognize kākāpō from a video that has gone viral a few times of one attempting to mate with a documentary cameraman's head: h
by kemayo 4y ago
If you're like me, you may mostly recognize kākāpō from a video that has gone viral a few times of one attempting to mate with a documentary cameraman's head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY
- rdc12 4y agoThat clip never gets old, Sirocco (the birds name) sure has some attitude.
- ceejayoz 4y ago“Gee, I wonder why they’re going extinct.” “Ah, that’s why.”
- jrootabega 4y agoNothing wrong with a few false positives from the males, evolutionarily speaking! I'd say the species that's in trouble is the one whose males HAVEN'T tried copulating with some other species or inanimate object.
- CPLX 4y agoWorth noting as well is the involvement of Douglas Adams in the whole affair. The documentary linked in that clip is called “Last Chance to See” and is an outgrowth of an earlier collaboration between Adams and the BBC, which also included a book by Adams that I highly recommend. The Kakapo is a prominent character. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Chance_to_See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Chance_to_See