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The kākāpō (Māori: [kaːkaːpɔː]; [3] pl.: kākāpō; Strigops habroptilus), sometimes known as the owl parrot or owl-faced parrot, is a species of large, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the superfamily Strigopoidea.
The longest venomous snake is the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), with lengths (recorded in captivity) of up to 5.7 m (19 ft) and a weight of up to 12.7 kg (28 lb). [53] It is also the largest elapid. The second-longest venomous snake in the world is possibly the African black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), which
Vulnerable [12] 48 cm (19 in) long. Mostly olive-green with scarlet underwings and rump. Dark-edged feathers. Dark brown beak, iris, legs, and feet. Male has longer bill. [13] New Zealand: South Island High-level forests and subalpine scrublands 850–1400 m AMSL. [14] South Island kākā (Nestor meridionalis meridionalis) Endangered [10]
In 2009, Jason Head and colleagues estimated it at 12.8 metres (42 ft) (+/-2.18 m) by measuring the vertebrae and performing a regression analysis. In a later conference abstract, Head et al. estimated a length of 14.3 metres (47 ft) (+/-1.28 m) based on skull material, and comparisons to Eunectes .
The word ousted adder, as adder went on to narrow in meaning, though in Old English næddre was the general word for snake. [12] The other term, serpent, is from French, ultimately from Indo-European *serp-'to creep', [13] which also gave Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō) 'I crawl' and Sanskrit sarpá ‘snake’. [14]
The scales however grow larger in size and may change shape with each moult. [9] Snakes have smaller scales around the mouth and sides of the body which allow expansion so that a snake can consume prey of much larger width than itself. Snake scales are made of keratin, the same material that hair and fingernails are made of. [9]
June 12, 2022 at 10:08 PM On Sunday’s Naked and Afraid XL , three survivalists were fortunate enough to catch an 80-pound anaconda and kind enough to let it go free.
Therefore, the kākā's bill is between the kea and kākāpō in length, sharpness, and width. There is some evidence of sexual dimorphism in the North Island kākā, with males tending to have larger bills than females. [18] Male culmen lengths tended to be, on average, 13.6% and 12.4% larger than female culmen lengths. [18]