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The world's heaviest parrot, the kakapo, may not be able to fly but it can reproduce.

According to the latest figures, the New Zealand native - which was on the verge of dying out - increased its population by 25% in the last year.聽聽

The 麻豆社's James Coomarasamy has been hearing more about the kakapo and its flightless journey away from oblivion.. from Allison Ballance, a science broadcaster and author of Kakapo: Rescued from the Brink of Extinction.

Photo: A kakapo parrot sits on its eggs Credit: Reuters