Re: Aye-Aye, Kakakapo, Kea?
| From: | Marshall and Endemann <vaiaata@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 30, 2004, 0:01 |
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on 30/11/04 9:34 AM, Rodlox at Rodlox@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
> What sort of sounds do the Aye-Aye, the Kakapo, and the Kea make? how do
> they make the sounds?
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> thanks.
>
If it's the huge, rare New Zealand flightless nocturnal parrot you mean
(Kakapo literally means 'night parrot') then its call is a strange resonant
booming sound that carries for miles. I'm unsure how it makes this sound -
possibly inflating a pouch in the throat?? The Kea, or mountain parrot (held
in affection by all New Zealanders except farmers and skiers) has a very
wide repertoire of calls - the most frequently heard cry suggests its name
is onomatopoeic.
Chris