Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Why is the Kakapo endangered?


1. Maori and English settlers brought new predators to New Zealand which ate the kakapo.
2. They cannot fly therefore they are easily caught.
3. Predators can find them easily because Kakapos have a strong smell and when they boom the predators can hear them.
4. The males do not live with the chicks so when the females go hunting the chicks are left by themselves. This makes it easy for even smaller animals to eat Kakapo.
5. More males survive to adulthood than females.
6. Kakapo only breed (on average) once every four years.
7. Maori ate them and used their feathers for capes

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