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Sirocco (hatched 23 March 1997) [1] is a kākāpō, a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot, and one of the remaining living individuals numbering only 244 (as of 2024). [2] He achieved individual fame following an incident on the BBC television series Last Chance to See in which he attempted to mate with zoologist Mark Carwardine.
While "Kākāpō" is used, "Kakapo" appears to still be the commonname; a review of sources finds a wide number from media sources both widely read and of more narrow interest that continue to use "Kakapo" (New Scientist, Otago Daily Times, ABC, CNN, Hindustan Times, Washington Post, Australian Geographic, Straits Times, National Geographic ...
America's Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans & Families. Branford, CT: Intrepid Traveler. ISBN 9781887140768. OCLC 179814034. Uddin, Lisa (2015). Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816679119. OCLC 905419130
A New Jersey mother of three was crushed to death by a hippopotamus on safari in Africa, according to a lawsuit by her widower blaming the US-based tour operator for failing to warn of the danger.
The advent of jetliner travel, cutting the five-day voyage from California to Hawaii down to a matter of hours and reducing the cost of travel, decimated cruise passenger traffic; [65] Matson exited the passenger business altogether in 1970 and sold its last White Fleet liner, Lurline (ex-Matsonia, ex-Monterey). [66] [67] [68]
The popular language-learning app, Duolingo, has been the butt of the joke for years and has become a meme due to the application’s incessant notifications.
Data loggers record when mother kākāpō come and go, allowing rangers to pick a time to check on the health of chicks, and also indicate how hard females are having to work to find food. Because mother kākāpō often struggle to successfully rear multiple chicks, Kākāpō Recovery rangers will move chicks between nests as needed.
Apr. 5—Many Hawaii residents are counting down the days to the 2024 solar eclipse on Monday, with some traveling thousands of miles across the ocean to see it in totality. Many Hawaii residents ...