There matters stood until 2001, when researchers on CodfishIsland noticed that the rimu trees there, sources of a nut (encased in a fleshy aril) that they believe somehow triggers kakapo breeding ...

The kakapo is proudly herbivorous. They graze like forest cows, nibbling on native New Zealand plants, bark, seeds, and especially rimu fruit. This fruit plays a major role in their breeding cycle ...

The Kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand ... These birds will breed only once every two to three years when the Rimu tree begins fruiting. The bird’s rarity can also be attributed ...

Sirocco the lonely kakapo is New Zealand’s wildlife superstar. Kakapos are the world’s largest, and arguably strangest, parrots, being also green, nocturnal and flightless. There aren’t many ...