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Individual dogs that weigh less than 12 pounds (5.4 kg) are labelled toy cockapoos, dogs that weigh between 13 and 18 pounds (5.9 and 8.2 kg) miniature cockapoos and dogs weighing over 19 pounds (8.6 kg) standard cockapoos. [5] Cockapoos can vary in temperament and in need for exercise. [9]
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.
A feature-length documentary, The Unnatural History of the Kakapo [123] won two major awards at the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival. Two of the most significant documentaries, both made by NHNZ, are Kakapo – Night Parrot (1982) and To Save the Kakapo (1997). Sirocco on Maud Island
Date: 17 June 2007: Source: Own work based on: Kakapohist.png by James Dignan NZ Locator Blank.svg by Ozhiker Miller, Hilary C. (2003). "Minisatellite DNA profiling detects lineages and parentage in the endangered Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) despite low microsatellite DNA variation".
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Of the nine species in the New Zealand parrot superfamily Strigopoidea, the Norfolk kākā [1] [2] and Chatham kākā [3] became extinct in recent history. The last known individual of the Norfolk Kākā died in its cage in London sometime after 1851, [4] and only between seven [5] and 20 [6] skins survive.
Polynesians arrived at Aotearoa between 800 and 1300 AD, [46] and introduced the kurī (dog) and kiore (Polynesian rat) to the islands. [39] [47] This was disastrous for the native fauna, because mammalian predators can locate prey by scent, and the native fauna had no defence against them. [39] The kākāpō was hunted for its meat, skin, and ...