Because their bird call sounds like they're saying "morepork"
YES!
How do morepork fly
The cast of Morepork - 2013 includes: Kayte Ferguson as Woman John Sumner as Mr. Wiseman
Morepork or Ruru.
Ruru or morepork.
the african morepork shark
a ruru can live for 100 years
Ruru or morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae).
IT IS MOREPORK (IN EUROPEAN) and Ruru in Maori.
Iris Bermingham has written: 'Hapi and the Morepork'
Ruru (morepork) is an owl that is native to New Zealand.