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I have a rare piece of excellent news about 2026.

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There is a rare parrot in New Zealand called the kākāpō parrot.

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There are only 250 of these parrots left in the world.

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They are flightless noctural parrots.

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They're kind of beautiful green dumpy looking things.

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And the good news is they are having a fantastic breeding season in 2026.

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Which is particularly good because the last time they had a good breeding season was four years ago.

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They only breed when the Rimu trees in New Zealand have a mass fruiting season, and the Rimu trees haven't done that since 2022.

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So there has not been a single baby kākāpō born in four years.

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This year, the Rimu trees are in fruit.

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The kākāpō are breeding.

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There have been dozens of new chicks born.

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There are webcams where you can watch them sitting on their nest.

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It's

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Great news for rare New Zealand parrots.

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And you should look them up because they're delightful.