True or false?
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 8:21 pm1. Kakapos have wings to fly
False
"This feature has been acquired by many birds in New Zealand product that evolved for thousands of years without the presence of major predators that forced them to take flight and escape, so they were losing this skill little by little and their wings were atrophying “.
2. The Kakapo is the only species of parrot that cannot fly
True
“The most striking feature of this parrot is that it is the only species of its kind in the world that is absolutely incapable of flying”.
3. Kakapos create couple bonds
False
“It is curious to note that these birds do not create a couple, as in many other family members. After mating, the male leaves and the female is responsible for assuming the construction of the nest, incubation and maintenance of the chicks until they leave the nest, a process that in total can last almost five months”.
4. The kakapo is a small parrot
False
“Another feature of the kakapo is undoubtedly its size, it is able to reach a length of 64 cm, something absolutely shocking in the case of a parrot”.
False
"This feature has been acquired by many birds in New Zealand product that evolved for thousands of years without the presence of major predators that forced them to take flight and escape, so they were losing this skill little by little and their wings were atrophying “.
2. The Kakapo is the only species of parrot that cannot fly
True
“The most striking feature of this parrot is that it is the only species of its kind in the world that is absolutely incapable of flying”.
3. Kakapos create couple bonds
False
“It is curious to note that these birds do not create a couple, as in many other family members. After mating, the male leaves and the female is responsible for assuming the construction of the nest, incubation and maintenance of the chicks until they leave the nest, a process that in total can last almost five months”.
4. The kakapo is a small parrot
False
“Another feature of the kakapo is undoubtedly its size, it is able to reach a length of 64 cm, something absolutely shocking in the case of a parrot”.