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North-island-kaka South-island-kaka. The calls include a harsh ka-aa and a whistling u-wiia. [16] Kākā beak morphology also differs slightly from its closest relatives, the kea and kākāpō. The rhinotheca (upper part of the beak) of the kākā is narrower than the kākāpo and slightly longer. [17]
The kākāpō is the only flightless bird in the world to use a lek-breeding system. Usually, they breed only every 3–5 years when certain podocarp trees like rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) mast abundantly. The kea is well adapted to life at high altitudes, and they are regularly observed in the snow at ski resorts.
[17] [18] Outside of football, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work, where he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme in 2004. [19] For his contributions on and off the pitch, Kaká was named by Time as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2008 and in 2009.
Now, with climate change increasingly threatening food supplies, the need for greater agricultural resilience means restoring endangered crop and food varieties. Edible Extinction: Why We Need to ...
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The Ark of Taste is an international catalogue of endangered heritage foods which is maintained by the global Slow Food movement. The Ark is designed to preserve at-risk foods that are sustainably produced, unique in taste, and part of a distinct ecoregion.
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The Norfolk kākā (Nestor productus) is an extinct species [1] [2] of large parrot, belonging to the parrot family Nestoridae. [3] The birds were about 38 cm long, with mostly olive-brown upperparts, reddish-orange cheeks and throat, straw-coloured breast, thighs, rump and lower abdomen dark orange and a prominent beak. [4]