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1995: Kākāpō population consists of 51 individuals; beginning of the Kakapo Recovery Programme; 1999: Kākāpō removed from Hauturu; 2002: A significant breeding season led to 24 chicks being hatched; 2005: 41 females and 45 males, including four fledglings (3 females and 1 male); kākāpō established on Anchor Island [5]
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
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.
As for the snake discovery, Lehr said the real work began when he returned to his lab with the specimen — a 16-inch (40.6-centimeter) adult male snake with bronze and gold scales. He was able to ...
The Boidae, commonly known as boas or boids, [3] are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, as well as Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific islands. Boas include some of the world's largest snakes, with the green anaconda of South America being the heaviest and second-longest snake known; in general, adults are medium ...
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"The No. 1 takeaway is that this sort of conservation takes a long time," said Andrew Digby, who helped save the kakapo bird from extinction. We helped save the world's 'weirdest bird.' Here's how.
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.