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It's a parrot,

这是鹦鹉

and weighing up to four kilos,

体重达4公斤

it's the world's heaviest.

是世界上最重的鹦鹉

And yes, you've guessed it,

是的，你猜对了

it can't fly.

它不能飞

Meet the kakapo.

这也满足了鸮鹦鹉（新西兰的一种鹦鹉）的特征

Too heavy and short-winged to get airborne,

它们真的很重，而且翅膀也很短因此没有办法飞起来

it climbs trees instead.

但是它们能爬树

Kakapo were once one of the most successful

这种鹦鹉曾经是新西兰数量

and abundant herbivores in New Zealand,

最多的食草动物之一

the Kiwi equivalent of our rabbit.

这种新西兰特有的鸟就如同我们的兔子一样常见

In 1899, explorer Charlie Douglas wrote,

探险家查理·道格拉斯在1899年写道

''They could be caught in the moonlight by simply shaking the tree

可以借着月光摇晃树木或者是灌木丛

or bush until they tumbled to the ground,

直到它们跌落到地面，将它们捕获

like shaking down apples.''

就像摇苹果树那样把苹果摇下来

Its favourite food is up above,

这种鹦鹉喜欢的食物是

the tiny seeds of the rimu tree.

芮木泪柏树（新西兰产乔木）的种子

This fruit fuels kakapo reproduction

这种果实有助于鸮鹦鹉繁殖

and they only breed when the trees produce a bumper crop,

而且只有在莴木泪柏树非常茂盛的时候才产生这种果实

so about once every four years.

大概每四年会产一次

Kakapo breed slower than any other bird,

鸮鹦鹉的繁殖比其他的鸟类都要慢

but they also live longer,

但他们的寿命很长

sometimes more than a hundred years.

有时候她们的年龄超过一百岁

The male's "song'' is as peculiar as the bird itself.

雄性的“歌声”和鸟本身一样奇特。

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