One of the world's few flightless parrots, the Kakapo is endemic to New Zealand and is notable for having parrot sex with this guy's head.
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Zoologist Gets Shagged By Endangered Parrot
Posted on: October 19, 2009 5:11 PM, by ableiman
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ROFL
Posted by: Marc | October 19, 2009 7:11 PM
It would be an honour to be violated by a Kakapo, and then have Stephen Fry make witty remarks about it!
Posted by: NPD | October 19, 2009 7:32 PM
sirocco's been all over the news down here lately, he even has a facebook page!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Sirocco-Kakapo/1104962903
Posted by: erica | October 19, 2009 9:14 PM
that was hysterical. nice work.
Posted by: elizabeth | October 20, 2009 12:49 PM
That parrot was enjoying that WAY too much. So was Stephen "Jeeves" Fry.
Posted by: Zach Miller | October 20, 2009 2:25 PM
The original "Last Chance to See" was in book form, written mostly by the late and sorely missed Douglas Adams. I wonder what he would have had to say. As I recall, his Kakapo encounter involved more blood but less total body fluids...
Posted by: Patrick | October 20, 2009 8:57 PM
ROFLMAO!!! FANTASTIC!!!
Posted by: Captain Skellett | October 20, 2009 10:32 PM
No wonder they're endangered. LMAO.
Posted by: longsmith | October 21, 2009 2:17 PM
Bjoern, you're assuming quite a bit when you propose that more access to the wider literature will allow reporters to aquaint themselves more broadly within a field. Most often, stories are written on a tight deadline, disallowing exhaustive literature searches. In addition, there is little incentive to dig really deep since although this week's story may be on Ida the fossil, next week's story might be on Zippy the Alzheimer's disease mouse.
Posted by: porno izle | October 21, 2009 6:25 PM
OMG... I can die now. Something I sent in got posted on Zoologix. :D :D
/swoon
Thanks guys. I think you are sick, mad-geniuses. ;-p
Posted by: arachnophile | October 22, 2009 3:45 PM
Sorry for the double post but I only read Andrew's final comment. So, you're saying Benny likes it Rough and Flappy (The Johnny Kakapo way). /lame. XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJngiEcoZZQ
Posted by: Arachnophile | October 22, 2009 4:04 PM
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Posted by: mehmetcik | August 25, 2010 5:06 AM
The original "Last Chance to See" was in book form, written mostly by the late and sorely missed Douglas Adams. I wonder what he would have had to say
Posted by: video izle | August 28, 2010 5:43 AM
Ben bu yazıda yaptığınız çabaları için teşekkür etmek istiyorum. Ben gelecekte sizden iyi aynı iş umuyorum.
Posted by: evden eve nakliyat | December 22, 2010 5:53 AM
evden eve nakliyat Ben bu yazıda yaptığınız çabaları için teşekkür etmek istiyorum. Ben gelecekte sizden iyi aynı iş umuyorum.
Posted by: evden eve nakliyat | December 22, 2010 5:55 AM