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Monday, October 05, 2009

Ever been shagged by a Kakapo?

Yesterday evening, the wonderful Stephen Fry took us to meet the almost extinct New Zealand Kakapo in his BBC 2 show 'Last chance to see'. A Kakapo is huge parrot that can't fly, is nocturnal, makes a wonderful deep 'booming' sound as a mating call and has lots of other curious characteristics. Read all about the wonderful Kakapo here. You may have never heard of the Kakapo, I hadn't before yesterday's program, but you will love it as soon as you see it. The Kakapo loved co-presenter and conservationist Mark Carwardine as soon as he saw him actually....
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17 comments:

  1. Mara5 October 2009 at 20:51

    How blind must you be to mistake the head of that (granted, very nice looking) man for a female kakapo?
    Perhaps he just wanted his fifteen minutes of fame. He certainly made me laugh!

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  2. Jinksy5 October 2009 at 21:17

    I'm so glad you saw this, and decided to share. It was the funniest sight ever! Maybe it was the bloke's green clothes that fooled the parrot...

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  3. Sam6 October 2009 at 02:30

    Can't say I have....

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  4. Oskar6 October 2009 at 02:43

    My computer hates me & will not shoe me any videos right now. Stoopid computer! I'm going to have my mom person look up these birds though, cause now we are curious.

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  5. Don't Bug Me!6 October 2009 at 06:32

    Bugger, now I am going to have to go to New Zealand to see this gorgeous little bird - as if I don't have enough places to visit already!

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  6. Carolina6 October 2009 at 08:04

    Mara,
    maybe he saw something green and just went for it ;-)

    Jinksy,
    That is what I thought! (green sweater and funniest thing) It's a great series isn't it?

    Sam,
    They are to be found on a small New Zealand island. If you fancy trying...

    Oskar,
    I hope your mom and you will be able to see it if your computer stops playing up. It's really very funny ;-)

    Don't Bug Me!,
    poor you (not!). Don't wear a green sweater when you do. You never know what triggered him ;-)

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  7. Anya6 October 2009 at 12:41

    hihihi....
    geweldig filmpje :))))

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  8. jabblog6 October 2009 at 13:05

    Wonderful clip - thank you for sharing. How marvellous that Mark Carwardine allowed the Kakapo to remain on him for such a long time - that's a true nature-lover ;-)

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  9. Gerald (SK14)6 October 2009 at 14:27

    I didn't see thr program last night but did see this scene on a preview - must catch the repeat.

    There are some viscious birds in New Zealand that will strip the roof off a car if you park it in the wrong place.

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  10. Baino6 October 2009 at 21:20

    Haha . . no wonder they're endangered! Not the sharpest tools in the shed!

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  11. Carolina7 October 2009 at 16:45

    Anya,
    De hele serie is interessant (moet eerlijk bekennen dat ik niet alle afleveringen heb gezien). Maar wat mij betreft is alles wat Stephen Fry maakt/presenteert geweldig ;-)

    Jabblog,
    just moments earlier they were comparing scars a kakapo left on their arm, and they were quite proud to have an actual kakapo-scar. I'd like to see the faces of the people he will be explaining these scars to ;-)

    Gerald,
    hmmm, if we park our car in the wrong place we get a ticket from a vicious bird in a uniform
    ;-)

    Baino,
    their claws are!

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  12. Brett8 October 2009 at 09:01

    Great find, i did not see the program

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  13. Suldog8 October 2009 at 18:52

    OMG. I almost cried laughing. The damn parrot, beating his wings back and forth on the cameraman's face... oh, Lord, I actually DO have moisture in the eyes from laughing now.

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  14. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skip8 October 2009 at 22:31

    I'm afraid the moisture that I experienced wasn't in my eyes.

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  15. Carolina9 October 2009 at 09:52

    Brett,
    glad to be of service ;-)

    Suldog,
    I thought you would appreciate the parrot's efforts. Glad you visited and enjoyed it ;-)

    Uncly Skip,
    never mind, that happens when you get older ;-)

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  16. Gennasus10 October 2009 at 17:14

    That really was so funny! I missed the programme so thanks for bringing this to my attention.

    I can't imagine why the Kakapo would fancy Mark - although the nose and beak are a similar shape - but he really was giving it his all, wasn't he? Loved how the wings were slapping off his face!

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  17. jay15 October 2009 at 05:04

    Oh, my goodness! That was one of the funniest things I've ever seen! Poor guy - and the parrot drew blood, too! Hahaha! Poor guy. LOL!

    So funny ... thanks for that!

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