Wednesday
Oct122011
Kea Conservation Trust -- Promotional Video
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 0:42 Promotional Video made for the Kea Conservation Trust
Entries in Nestor notabilis - Kea (51)
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 0:42 Tuesday
Sep202011
Kea 'gangs' breaking into Doc predator control traps
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 4:59 
Mischievous . . . A juvenile kea attempts to break into a West Matukituki Valley predator control trap to take the eggs set up as bait inside. Photo Department of ConservationDepartment of Conservation staff are being outsmarted by "gangs" of mischievous juvenile keas intent on breaking into predator control traps in the West Matukituki Valley, despite heightened security systems aimed at keeping them out.
tagged Nestor notabilis - Kea | in Intelligence, Poisoning
Nestor notabilis - Kea | in Intelligence, Poisoning Saturday
Aug202011
New Zealand's Parrots Evolved Early in Gondwana Split
Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 12:52 
Better than a garden gnome. Photo: DuncanNew Zealand's unique parrots are believed to have evolved from a common ancestor of the Psittacidae parrots more than 80 million years ago.
Monday
Aug082011
Five dead kea found near pass
Monday, August 8, 2011 at 11:50 
The dead young kea were found piled up on a picnic table.
Five dead young kea have been found piled up on picnic tables at Klondyke Corner near Arthur's Pass.
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Nestor notabilis - Kea | in Conservation Monday
Jun132011
Crow vs. Parrot: Who’s the Wisest in All the Land?
Monday, June 13, 2011 at 1:56 
In a cognitive show-down between two of the most intelligent bird species—the New Zealand kea and the New Caledonian crow—which would win? New research put these species to the test, comparing their ability to quickly solve puzzles and adapt to obstacles. As it turns out, the answer is a bit more complicated that you’d expect.
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