The kakapo is one of the rarest parrots in the world:
It’s flightless It’s the world’s heaviest parrot It’s possibly the oldest living bird and It has a subsonic mating boom that can travel several kilometres
Also, it has the cutest face I’ve ever seen on a non-owl bird, and its preferred method of locomotion appears to be skipping. Rock on.
Rebloging for Iria because she loves these and this has the gif I was trying to look up for her last night.
I’m watching a documentary on Netflix about animals getting prosthetics and this vet just hand sculpted a prosthetic beak for an injured swan and the very first thing it did was use its new beak to bite someone
Don’t be sad, friend! They know exactly what they’re doing. ^v^
Pigeons have the same cognitive capacity as five year old humans, and have been documented taking advantage of our transportation systems to commute back and forth from foraging grounds farther than they could have easily flown, at a much lower energy cost.
They know the times, which trains go where, where all the best food stops are, and which stop is theirs.
And they tend to be model passengers, taking their seats under the big human seats, and politely filing out at their work and home stops. ^v^
pigeon has responsibilities I’m so proud of them
NYC pigeons intentionally use the subway system all the time. Particularly in the above ground lines in the Bronx and near Coney Island. My favorite is when they’re traveling in pairs and wait near the doors, just going a stop or two. Super cute, and clever!
wupacing 