World’s fattest parrots set for mating bonanza after bumper berry crop

Deep in the New Zealand forest, the booming thud of the kākāpō’s ancient mating ritual sounds more like a bass speaker than birdsong. What’s more, it risks falling silent forever. This sound comes from no ordinary green bird. The astonishingly rare kākāpō is the world’s heftiest parrot, weighing up...

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