![]() ![]() Montgomery and Bishop were granted 10 days in which to accompany members of the team (many volunteering their time and efforts) as they radio-tracked the birds night and day in their forest habitat, weighed chicks, watched nesting behavior through hidden cameras, and plowed through gale-force winds and torrential rain to monitor the well-being of their charges. Reduced (at present) to fewer than 90, the kakapo have been isolated on Codfish Island (free of feral cats, weasels, and stoatsall introduced species) and are now under the strict, careful guardianship of the New Zealand National Kakapo Recovery Team. Aha! A kakapo! Once millions of these rather affable birds waddled all over New Zealand. Make it nocturnal, and have it nest underground. ![]() Give it sumo proportions and take away its power of flight. Give it soft, fluffy feathers, and whiskers. ![]() By Grade + Interest - K to 1st By Grade + Interest - 2nd to 3rd By Grade + Interest - 4th to 5th ![]()
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