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Horny bird now in official position in NZ govt.

bigfeather · 2010-02-05 23:33:18

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this, but it has an NZ bent and he looks to have some sort of say in NZ tourism! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7128042/Parrot-that-tried-to-mate-with-Mark-Carwardine-is-given-a-government-role.html But yeah, a rare Kakapo that got its fame from trying to mate with the BBC…

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06-02-2010 12:33am

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bigfeather

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Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this, but it has an NZ bent and he looks to have some sort of say in NZ tourism!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7128042/Parrot-that-tried-to-mate-with-Mark-Carwardine-is-given-a-government-role.html

But yeah, a rare Kakapo that got its fame from trying to mate with the BBC presenter on "last chance to see" is now the official NZ "Spokesbird".

Really whack, here's the video of him getting the ceremony:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmfdrMwiHE

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#2 06-02-2010 12:40am
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I was expecting something more exciting :(

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#3 06-02-2010 3:34am
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Thread disappoints

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