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It's a parrot
是鹦鹉
And weighing up to four kilos
体重可达四公斤
It's the world's heaviest
它是世界最重的
And yes you've guessed it
你猜对了
It can't fly
它无法飞翔
Meet the kakapo
来见我的兄弟
Too heavy and short-winged to get airborne
因体重与翼展所限，无法翱翔天际
It climbs trees instead
改攀树梢
Kakapo were once one of the most successful
卡卡坡曾经是最成功的
And abundant herbivores in New Zealand
还有新西兰丰富的食草动物
The Kiwi equivalent of our rabbit
几维鸟相当于我们的兔子
In 1899 explorer Charlie Douglas wrote
1899年探险家查理道格拉斯写道
''They could be caught in the moonlight by simply shaking the tree
在月光下，摇树即得
Or bush until they tumbled to the ground
或是灌木丛直到它们跌倒在地
Like shaking down apples''
如摇下苹果般
Its favourite food is up above
它最爱的食物在天上
The tiny seeds of the rimu tree
日木的小种子
This fruit fuels kakapo reproduction
这种果实可以刺激卡卡波的繁殖
And they only breed when the trees produce a bumper crop
它们只会在树木大丰收的时候滋生
So about once every four years
每四年一次
Kakapo breed slower than any other bird
卡加波的繁殖速度比其他鸟类都慢
But they also live longer
但他们也能活得更久
Sometimes more than a hundred years
有时超过一百年
The male's song'' is as peculiar as the bird itself
雄鸟的歌声就像鸟儿的歌声一样独特