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Sirocco, a male Kakapo, is grinning from ear-to-ear as he makes a play for a very unusual partner.

While filming the BBC’s “Last Chance to See” series, filmmaker Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine have a surprising encounter with an amorous Kakapo named Sirocco.

Sirocco, one of just 124 of his kind, appears eager to increase the population of his species – whether or not there’s another Kakapo around.

In the meantime, however, a human head will do just fine.

Kakapo population increasing

Kakapo are large, friendly, flightless birds with a life expectancy of 90 years. Relentless hunting by humans, widespread forest clearing, and the introduction of dogs, cats, and rats nearly wiped these charming parrots off the planet.

Thanks to New Zealand’s Kakapo Recovery Programme, the Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) population has increased from a mere 50 birds to 124 today!

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