The kakapo is a species of bird which lives on small islands off the coast of New Zealand. Coming in at about 24 inches tall and weighing between 4 and 9 lbs it is the world's heaviest parrot ...

The critically endangered kakapo gives some clues to what the giant parrot may have eaten and how it may have moved. Only 189 kakapo live in the wild today, up from a low of 51 birds in 1995.