I foster a kakapo in NZ and it's his birthday today. Look at this beautiful boy!

Those in NZ: you can see #kakapo and #takahe on last night's Fiordland episode of Endangered Species Aotearoa on TVNZ. Streaming on TVNZ+ #conservation #birds

I just got the sad news that our adopted #kakapo, Kumi, has been found dead. This means there are now 243 kakapo left in the wild. The people at Kakapo Recovery are doing important work, and I encourage everyone who can afford it to consider supporting them by adopting a kakapo.

https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/get-involved/adopt-a-kakapo/

Un bon résumé en français de pourquoi je *kiffe* les kakapos :
https://www.rts.ch/info/sciences-tech/11151414-le-kakapo-un-tresor-de-levolution.html
#kakapo

Vielleicht ist der neuseeländische (leider aussterbende) #Kakapo mein Spirit Animal: Fliegen kann er nicht, wird handlungsunfähig, sobald er angegriffen wird, und für die Balz stellt er sich meist zu blöd an. (was seinem Aussterben nicht grad entgebgenkommt.)
Meine #wandklex Kakapos sind heute im Original im #klexadventskalender!
auf https://www.wandklex.art/product/14-12-kakapo-illustration-handgemalt-gerahmt-in-minirahmen-474502
#artShop #watercolor #parrots #artforsale #art #CreativeToots

Genome Sequencing Shows Kākāpō Evolved Two Plumage Colors To Evade Predators

"Genomic sequencing of almost all living kākāpō reveals they evolved two different plumage colors to avoid the sharp eyes of their avian predators."

by @grrlscientist via #medium

#kakapo #plumage #colors #evolution #birds #ornithology #conservation #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/genome-sequencing-shows-k%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D-evolved-two-plumage-colors-to-evade-predators-e913351a64a7

Genome Sequencing Shows Kākāpō Evolved Two Plumage Colors To Evade Predators

"Genomic sequencing of almost all living kākāpō reveals they evolved two different plumage colors to avoid the sharp eyes of their avian predators."

by @GrrlScientist via #medium

#kakapo #plumage #colors #evolution #birds #ornithology #conservation #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/genome-sequencing-shows-k%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D-evolved-two-plumage-colors-to-evade-predators-e913351a64a7

Genome Sequencing Shows Kākāpō Evolved Two Plumage Colors To Evade Predators

"Genomic sequencing of almost all living kākāpō reveals they evolved two different plumage colors to avoid the sharp eyes of their avian predators."

by @grrlscientist via @medium

#kakapo #plumage #colors #evolution #birds #ornithology #conservation #SciComm https://medium.com/grrlscientist/genome-sequencing-shows-k%C4%81k%C4%81p%C5%8D-evolved-two-plumage-colors-to-evade-predators-e913351a64a7

Yesterday, we adopted the kākāpō Nora.

There are only 244 kākāpō alive today. Via a symbolic adoption, we can support the work of the kākāpō recovery program and help this critically endangered species.

Which kākāpō would you like to adopt?

https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/get-involved/adopt-a-kakapo/

@dontpanicbot42 The sperm whale remindes me of another famous character Douglas wrote about: The one that seemed to have developed rudimentary parachuting abilities. Others would say it flies like a brick....

If you are looking for a holiday gift for a young person, might I suggest adopting a kākāpō? They will get fun updates and you will help this unique, enormous parrot survive!
#kakapo #parrot #birds
https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/get-involved/adopt-a-kakapo/

I love kākāpō a normal amount, and a normal amount to love kākāpō is with all of my heart.

This is the lil guy I adopted last year! (Symbolically! He lives in an appropriate safe environment in his natural habitat!) I love him so much I painted him, and I loved the painting so much I made it a sticker! You can get said sticker from my shop if that floats your boat, and any support is immensely appreciated.

http://ko-fi.com/samikelsh/shop

AUTUMN SHOP UPDATE

I am so excited to share all these whimsical new goods with you! We have stickers and prints and (for the very first time) bookmarks! We have vampires and werewolves and birds and pirates and books and cryptids and lots of queer stuff! I really hope you'll like it, and I'm so grateful for your support x

http://ko-fi.com/samikelsh

#Aotearoa #NewZealand's kākāpō developed different feather colors to evade predatory birds, genome sequencing shows https://phys.org/news/2024-09-zealand-kkp-feather-evade-predatory.html

The genetic basis of the #kākāpō structural color polymorphism suggests balancing selection by an extinct apex predator: Lara Urban et al. https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002755

"olive coloration first appeared around 1.93 million years ago, coinciding with the evolution of two predatory #birds: Haast's eagle and Eyles' harrier."

Moody skies across southern Fiordland today, en route to Anchor Island for #kakapo work. #conservation #fieldwork

Sad news from the #kakapo world: Ranger, a 5 year old male, has been found dead on Anchor Island. He appeared to have died in a tree fall during recent storms. A reminder that animals have accidents too. There are 246 kākāpō left. #conservation #parrots Pic: Jake Osborne

Want to work for the #kakapo and #takahe teams at the Department of Conservation? We're hiring an infrastructure ranger to support our work at some of the most beautiful and important #conservation sites in Aotearoa. #jobs
https://careers.doc.govt.nz/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=18174&in_jnCounter=226050489

We're moving #kakapo off one of their biggest islands. Why? #conservation #parrots #birds

https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2024/08/29/conservation-at-kakapo-pace/