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What is a takahe?

The takahe is a large, flightless bird belonging to the rail family. It is endemic to New Zealand and was thought to be extinct but was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell in the … (MORE)

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How many takahe are there?

The species is still present in the location where it was rediscovered in the Murchison Mountains. Small numbers have also been successfully translocated to four predator-free… (MORE)

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What are predators of the takahe?

Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came toits habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate thevegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who … (MORE)

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Do takahe have wings?

Yes. Takahe are birds, and all birds have wings. Even flightless birds have wings, though they are of little or no use.

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What does the Takahe eat?

The takahe's diet changes with the seasons. It is restricted to the high alpine country, so in the summer it refers on snow tussock shoots, mountain daisy, sedges, herbs and m… (MORE)

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Where do takahe live?

Takahe only live in New Zealand, where they were once foundthroughout the islands. Only the South Island takahe still exists.This flightless bird's natural habitat is now rest… (MORE)

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What do takahe eat?

The only surviving takahe are found in New Zealand's Fiordland, where they have adapted to survive on snow tussock shoots in summer, and fern rhizomes from the forest in winte… (MORE)

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What is the size of a takahe?

The takahe, a flightless bird of New Zealand, can grow to about 63cm in length and weigh up to 4kg.

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Where is the takahe habitat?

Only the South Island takahe still exists. This flightless bird's natural habitat is now restricted to the Murchison mountains in Fiordland National Park, where they inhabit a… (MORE)

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Why are takahe extinct?

Only the North Island takahe is extinct. The South Island takahe was rediscovered in 1948. One reason for their extinction was that, being heavy but flightless birds, they wer… (MORE)