About Kea - A National Kaitiaki and Taonga

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Must-See Kea Parrot Shows Off Alpine Skills

The Parrot That Pecks at Sheep In the rugged high country of New Zealand, the kea (Nestor notabilis)—an ingenious, mischievous parrot—displays a shocking behavior: it sometimes attacks sheep. These aren’t always vulnerable or dead animals—kea have been observed ripping into the fat and flesh of live sheep, especially around soft tissue areas like the loin. The damage isn’t universal, but where it happens, it can be gruesome.  Far from mindless marauders, some kea seem to learn this behavior. Re

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