There are only 236 of them left on Earth. Every single one has a name.
The kākāpō is the world's heaviest parrot - a mossy green, owl-faced bird the size of a small dog that cannot fly, may live to 90 years, and only breeds every 2 to 4 years when New Zealand's rimu trees produce enough fruit to trigger the urge.
Rats. Cats. Stoats. Humans clearing forests. The kākāpō never evolved to outrun any of them.
By 1995, 51 birds remained. Scientists, rangers, and Ngāi Tahu - the Māori people who have always known this bird as taonga, a treasure—evacuated every last one to predator-free islands.
Each bird got a transmitter. Each nest watched around the clock.
This past February 14th, the first kākāpō chick in four years hatched. They named her Tīwhiri. By spring, 59 chicks had been born.
236 birds. Every name known. Every nest watched.
Who's counting down the days until the rimu trees fruit again? 🦜
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Happy birthday to Karl Urban! 🎉
The 'Star Trek', 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'The Boys' actor is a staunch LGBTQ+ ally and took to X in June 2016 to make his stance clear.
In a post accompanied by a rainbow 'Star Trek' image, the New Zealand actor said: “The day people are no longer persecuted for their sexuality, ethnicity, religion or gender, I’ll be proud to be human.”
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La biocodicología, la nueva disciplina que estudia los manuscritos como archivos biológicos, acaba de dar un salto histórico: ya es posible identificar la especie animal de cada pergamino medieval sin destruirlo. https://t.co/JOxZSrRRgy
Cada junio vemos banderas, marchas y celebraciones, pero también vale la pena revisar los números. Los datos sobre la comunidad LGBT+ en México ayudan a entender por qué la conversación sobre derechos, inclusión y representación no cabe en un solo mes 🏳️🌈 https://t.co/JDnAkFRIIe
🏳️🌈🇲🇽🏳️⚧️ México tiene más de 5 millones de personas LGBT+. El matrimonio igualitario ya es ley en todo el país, pero la adopción homoparental solo existe en 10 estados y México es el 2° país más peligroso de LATAM para personas trans. Los avances existen. Las deudas, también.