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KFII Ep11: Kakapo Baby Boom

From Our Changing World, 4:00 am today

The 2026 kakapo breeding season is exceeding expectations, with more than 130 fertile eggs already laid and more to come. Fourteen chicks have hatched and are being cared for by kakapo mums and foster mums.

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