{"id":2463,"date":"2015-11-04T23:36:34","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T04:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2015-11-04T23:36:34","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T04:36:34","slug":"kea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/2015\/11\/04\/kea\/","title":{"rendered":"Kea"},"content":{"rendered":"

The kea is a highly intelligent species of parrot endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.
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\"Kea.\"<\/a>

Kea (Nestor notabilis<\/em>), Budapest Zoo<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Keas are in fact reported to be so smart that some people consider them equal to the African grey parrots<\/a>, if not smarter.<\/p>\n

The kea is also a naturally curious bird whcih made it really hard to take a picture of a caged specimen because the birds kept coming close to to check out what I was doing where I could not get a clear line of sight.<\/p>\n

It is also good to keep some distance from a kea — and not reach in through the bars to the cage — just in case.
\n In the wild the kea is a predator that attacks much larger animals than itself. Keas have been reported to dine on the flesh and fat of sheep that were still alive.<\/a><\/p>\n

Smart does not mean compassionate.<\/p>\n

Further Readings:<\/h4>\n
\nKea <\/a>on Wikipedia.
\nKea<\/a>: New Zealand native land birds.
\nKea Parrot Intelligence Shocks Researchers<\/a>.
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