The group overall expresses strong enthusiasm and curiosity for the giant parrot’s significance, illustrated by phrases like 'big bird,' 'mega-parrot,' and references to scientific findings and videos. The tone suggests that this discovery sparks interest not only in paleontology but also in broader concepts of evolution on island species, making it a noteworthy contribution to scientific and popular discussions.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions reinforce or show enthusiasm for the discovery, emphasizing the significance of the giant parrot findings and its evolutionary implications.
InterestHigh interest
Participants demonstrate high curiosity, with many referencing detailed facts like the parrot’s size and fossil evidence, indicating active engagement with the subject.
EngagementModerate engagement
Several posts include direct references to research, notable videos, and related phenomena such as island gigantism, showing moderate to deep engagement.
ImpactModerate impact
The discussions highlight the discovery's influence on understanding avian evolution and insular gigantism, reflecting a modest but meaningful scientific impact.
Abstract in brief
The fossils from the Early Miocene of New Zealand reveal a giant parrot species that weighed about 7 kg, which is twice as heavy as the current record holder, the kakapo.
This discovery shows that parrots, like other island birds, can evolve to become much larger and sometimes flightless, a pattern known as insular gigantism.
The findings add to evidence that various bird groups, including parrots, have independently developed giant forms on islands throughout evolutionary history.]
Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu https://t.co/te4QR7QSq1
Jan 22, 2021 · 284 likes · 64 shares · 23,671 followersView post →
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Dr Andrew Digby
@takapodigs · X
#kakapo featured on @BizarreBeasts last month. Check out their great video explainer: https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu https://t.co/3Jiv8L7btU
Feb 2, 2021 · 145 likes · 32 shares · 23,671 followersView post →
Aug 19, 2019 · 122 likes · 39 shares · 390,856 followersView post →
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Darcy Shapiro
@darcyshapiro.bsky.social · Bluesky
With the translocation of 4 male kākāpō to Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island today, feels like a good time to remind everyone that they are among the most adorable Bizarre Beasts we’ve covered
Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQun6LZf https://t.co/cPXN2EY3bb
Mar 28, 2020 · 28 likes · 13 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
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Hugh Ross
@RTB_HRoss · X
Life Design: Paleontologists discover fossils in New Zealand of the largest known parrot. It lived 16-19 million years ago and was about 40 inches tall and weighed about 16 pounds. https://t.co/vsQzp6iFF4
Aug 24, 2019 · 22 likes · 8 shares · 24,335 followersView post →
The kakapo is New Zealand's chunky, flightless parrot that likes eating fruit and making sounds like little tubas all night long. Learn more about kakapo recovery efforts and conservation.
Fossils from the Early Miocene of New Zealand reveal a giant parrot weighing about 7 kg, twice the size of the kakapo. This discovery highlights insular gigantism, where island birds evolve larger forms independently.
The fossils from the Early Miocene of New Zealand reveal a giant parrot species that weighed about 7 kg, which is twice as heavy as the current record holder, the kakapo. This discovery illustrates how island birds can…
Fossils from the Early Miocene reveal a giant parrot weighing about 7 kg, twice the kakapo. This discovery illustrates insular gigantism, showing how island birds like parrots can evolve to be much larger and sometimes…
This year has been full of surprises in paleontology, politics, and personal life. I selected some of the most interesting fossil discoveries of 2019 to recap with you. Check the sources to learn more and expand your…
With the translocation of 4 male kākāpō to Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island today, feels like a good time to remind everyone that they are among the most adorable Bizarre Beasts we’ve covered
A Kakapo the heaviest parrot in the world (also in pretty sure he is a flightless bird–among others in NZ–, however hes so cute) https://t.co/DvK3jrk5CP
Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQun6LZf #palaeontology #evolution #Psittaciformes #FossilFriday https://t.co/XM9PvPU3To
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Jun 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 3,434 followersView post →
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TheWokester
@martyvidnovic · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Jun 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 2,984 followersView post →
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MetalRabbit13 ❄️
@MetalRabbit13 · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Jun 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 1,722 followersView post →
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Daniel MZ Hogan ⚖️
@LugubriousLarry · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Jun 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 3,984 followersView post →
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CherylMorrisW
@CherylMorrisW · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Jun 18, 2021 · 5 shares · 36,961 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQumPaAF #palaeontology #evolution https://t.co/8XF91txINa
Jun 18, 2021 · 5 likes · 5 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
RT @takapodigs: #kakapo featured on @BizarreBeasts last month. Check out their great video explainer: https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu
Feb 28, 2021 · 32 shares · 496 followersView post →
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Кукушка
@kukunkainen · X
Poliittiset epäkorrektiudet osa Z:
Kakapot lisääntyvät epäpapukaijamaisesti soitimella, pariutumatta. Ja näin lie kehittynyt, koska kasvisto tuottaa väliin huippusatoja, jolloin koirasta ei tarvita apuun.
Ihmisnaaraillakin ehkä eri lisääntymisstrategioita.
https://t.co/3An0UqB9ca
RT @takapodigs: #kakapo featured on @BizarreBeasts last month. Check out their great video explainer: https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu
Feb 2, 2021 · 32 shares · 16,721 followersView post →
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い毛
@imoutohitori · X
RT @takapodigs: #kakapo featured on @BizarreBeasts last month. Check out their great video explainer: https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu
Feb 2, 2021 · 32 shares · 1,350 followersView post →
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Hermine
@PetloverHermine · X
RT @takapodigs: #kakapo featured on @BizarreBeasts last month. Check out their great video explainer: https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu
Feb 2, 2021 · 32 shares · 6,791 followersView post →
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Dr Andrew Digby
@takapodigs · X
#kakapo featured on @BizarreBeasts last month. Check out their great video explainer: https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu https://t.co/3Jiv8L7btU
Feb 2, 2021 · 145 likes · 32 shares · 23,671 followersView post →
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McIlree
@luath · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 25, 2021 · 64 shares · 377 followersView post →
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Sally
@sallybuttonwood · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 25, 2021 · 64 shares · 1,299 followersView post →
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Mr_Spock
@Mr_Spock · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 3,632 followersView post →
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海松
@notumimatsu · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 296 followersView post →
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RianvL
@rianvl · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 122 followersView post →
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パトリシア
@syrupmermaid · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 1,132 followersView post →
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Isle of the Kakapo
@IsleOfTheKakapo · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 133 followersView post →
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Aoife Boyd
@BoydAoife · X
RT @BizarreBeasts: Introducing the kākāpō! An adorably chunky, flightless parrot native to New Zealand.
Watch our newest episode to see i…
Jan 23, 2021 · 15 shares · 427 followersView post →
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Vikki.
@Vikkik88 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 3,522 followersView post →
パ人
パンダ＠人生は意味不明
@lovebunny_wish · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 65 followersView post →
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Concerm.
@OpticOcto · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 18 followersView post →
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Dana
@pottypourri · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 516 followersView post →
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Neil hamilton Parrotman(Martu name)
@Neilham2007 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 23, 2021 · 64 shares · 2,421 followersView post →
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Samwise
@SamwiseKakapo · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 355 followersView post →
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Desi Milpacher
@desi_milpacher · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 64 followersView post →
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twelve o'clock
@biscuitme · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 171 followersView post →
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gella gella | 特瓦林什么时候入池啊
@friedgella · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 147 followersView post →
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Dr. Seasonal McCreepface
@clarice_willow · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 1,009 followersView post →
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RareAnimals3
@RareAnimals3 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 277 followersView post →
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de_facto_bruno
@de_facto_bruno · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 571 followersView post →
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Mark Whalan
@MWhalan · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 3,654 followersView post →
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steakplissken
@steakplissken · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 18 followersView post →
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sansanxixi
@sansanxixi · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 925 followersView post →
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マドカリ
@madcari · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 474 followersView post →
佐
佐久間真理子
@sakumariko · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 10,320 followersView post →
日絵
日高トモキチ@絵やら文やら写真やら
@mokizo · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 7,074 followersView post →
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ParrotOfTheDay (eXiting). Find us on Insta/Threads
@ParrotOfTheDay · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 27,346 followersView post →
冷R
冷華(REIKA)
@reika0827 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 279 followersView post →
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lisa
@lmf111692 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 42 followersView post →
小美
小杉あや 1/11 美少女パラダイス C4
@ayadayWreath · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 2,874 followersView post →
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MILSPEC_喪女【mojyo】
@MILSPEC_MOJYO · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 23,907 followersView post →
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クガミネ
@kugamine0077 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 578 followersView post →
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ポチかわ
@potikawauowou · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 2,154 followersView post →
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Catherine
@c_tweeting · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 253 followersView post →
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Jp
@Sp8te · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 2,616 followersView post →
苔
苔達磨
@tutinoko_modoki · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 739 followersView post →
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Lula Mae
@GidgetLawliet · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 687 followersView post →
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Peyote (Heyote!)
@McFast_Food · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 185 followersView post →
E김
Elizabeth Kim (Liz, Lizzie or 김혜성)
@zen4ever2us · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 16,721 followersView post →
猫美
猫柱、美味しい野菜炒めを欲している人。
@harufoot · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 1,448 followersView post →
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Aves • Artist & Finch Parent
@avian_aves · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 4,559 followersView post →
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@Sophie_Woit · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 2,266 followersView post →
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すぎやま
@ikunoos · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 420 followersView post →
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い毛
@imoutohitori · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 1,350 followersView post →
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zebralover1114
@zebralover1114 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 787 followersView post →
BC
back to academia cyto
@cytosine_37 · X
RT @takapodigs: Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. http…
Jan 22, 2021 · 64 shares · 676 followersView post →
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Dr Andrew Digby
@takapodigs · X
Check out the @BizarreBeasts feature for some great #kakapo facts! One of the best kākāpō explainer videos I’ve seen. https://t.co/RW7QnFcwwu https://t.co/te4QR7QSq1
Jan 22, 2021 · 284 likes · 64 shares · 23,671 followersView post →
BB
Bizarre Beasts
@BizarreBeasts · X
With an estimated mass of about 7 kg (based on two incomplete leg bones), Heracles inexpectatus is the first known giant parrot!
You can learn more about the OG chunky parrot here: https://t.co/JUZJMNevT9 https://t.co/zUjTHRL12S
Jan 14, 2021 · 12 likes · 2,688 followersView post →
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Carmen Whitelock
@carmen_at_work · X
RT @BizarreBeasts: Introducing the kākāpō! An adorably chunky, flightless parrot native to New Zealand.
Watch our newest episode to see i…
Jan 11, 2021 · 15 shares · 628 followersView post →
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Paula WaterGardens
@paulaannev · X
RT @NancyLea28: The Bizarre Beast That Honks in The Night https://t.co/xPVOgujOlB via @YouTube
Jan 9, 2021 · 1 share · 17,233 followersView post →
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BOU
@IBIS_journal · X
RT @Jente_O: Another great video by @BizarreBeasts. This time about the iconic flightless Kakapo.
https://t.co/xexRTfwYQO
I didn't know th…
Jan 7, 2021 · 2 shares · 21,444 followersView post →
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Lumos
@96_lumos · X
The Bizarre Beast That Honks in The Night https://t.co/5bBbBNLMWI via @YouTube
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 143 followersView post →
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Eloy Manzanero
@EloyManzanero · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 1,036 followersView post →
MB
mismo algarroba en bluski
@DrXaverius · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 2,945 followersView post →
BC
3 Box Collate
@niknikMoore · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 302 followersView post →
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Annie Brassey
@AnnieBrassey · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 3,776 followersView post →
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Prof Bob Davis
@Rokewood · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 6,166 followersView post →
TV
TroodonVet (Comms open on VGen)
@troodonvet · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 5,408 followersView post →
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hbd chick
@hbdchick · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 15,627 followersView post →
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Bexhill Museum
@bexhillmuseum · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 6,959 followersView post →
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ｶﾞｲｽ
@shitake_reverse · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 3,476 followersView post →
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David Evans
@DavidEvans_ROM · X
RT @RSocPublishing: Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQ…
Mar 28, 2020 · 13 shares · 14,068 followersView post →
RP
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
Have you heard the tale of the giant three-foot cannibal parrot? Find out about it in #BiologyLetters https://t.co/OWJQun6LZf https://t.co/cPXN2EY3bb
Mar 28, 2020 · 28 likes · 13 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
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Nick Crumpton no longer posting
@LSmonster · X
Just picked up a copy of Biology Letters from last year and now I want to know lots about giant parrots. 7kg is a big parrot. I mean that's 2 kakapos!
Feb 4, 2020 · 11 likes · 3,388 followersView post →
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Andy Cooper
@aicooper · X
And in the news today, scientists have found the remains of a giant parrot in New Zealand https://t.co/rRjZUe1vPs It is estimated to have been about half the height of Charlie’s Angels #infographic https://t.co/obvIbfSxOW
Nov 5, 2019 · 9 likes · 9,786 followersView post →
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James Boyle, PhD
@JBoyle_Paleo · X
RT @RSocPublishing: What’s 1 m tall, weighs 7 kg, and roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago? Find out here: https://t.co/JyQ6S6K2de…
What’s 1 m tall, weighs 7 kg, and roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago? Find out here: https://t.co/JyQ6S6K2de It's #FossilFriday from #BiologyLetters https://t.co/6naUxhShVl
RT @RTB_HRoss: Life Design: Paleontologists discover fossils in New Zealand of the largest known parrot. It lived 16-19 million years ago a…
Aug 24, 2019 · 8 shares · 587 followersView post →
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Scott
@NRA_TacoBowl_MS · X
RT @RTB_HRoss: Life Design: Paleontologists discover fossils in New Zealand of the largest known parrot. It lived 16-19 million years ago a…
Aug 24, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,425 followersView post →
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Hugh Ross
@RTB_HRoss · X
Life Design: Paleontologists discover fossils in New Zealand of the largest known parrot. It lived 16-19 million years ago and was about 40 inches tall and weighed about 16 pounds. https://t.co/vsQzp6iFF4
Aug 24, 2019 · 22 likes · 8 shares · 24,335 followersView post →
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djluqui
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RT @RSocPublishing: Now that's a big bird https://t.co/cKyxB3wqlv | #BiologyLetters https://t.co/PRG5hDXGDB
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Evidence for a giant parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand https://t.co/7DLrfyzAOf | @royalsociety #BiologyLetters @RSocPublishing | #ornithology
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Jocelyn Gould
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RT @DrHanneke: Talking about big bois, say hello to Heracles inexpectatus, a new species of giant parrot from the Miocene of New Zealand (c…
Aug 19, 2019 · 12 shares · 3,000 followersView post →
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@IBIS_journal · X
RT @DrHanneke: Talking about big bois, say hello to Heracles inexpectatus, a new species of giant parrot from the Miocene of New Zealand (c…
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Birds of Vermont Museum
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It's summer blockbuster season still, right? So... we clearly need ... Squawkzilla!
the research paper: https://t.co/VMwJR95hBl
possible paywall but nice pics: https://t.co/UST1A1GN8L
#Squawkzilla #parrots #notbigenoughyet
Speaking of NZ parrots, for those who are neither in New Zealand or into birds/palaeontology, scientists discovered a new extinct species of NZ parrot that probably reached 1 m (3’3”) of height! It’s called Heracles inexpectatus, find out more here: https://t.co/EqUa1xpmqE
RT @RSocPublishing: What’s 1 m tall, weighs 7 kg, and roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago? Find out here: https://t.co/JyQ6S6K2de…
Aug 17, 2019 · 4 shares · 3,434 followersView post →
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Miyu_rao
@miyurao · X
RT @RSocPublishing: What’s 1 m tall, weighs 7 kg, and roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago? Find out here: https://t.co/JyQ6S6K2de…
Aug 16, 2019 · 4 shares · 528 followersView post →
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David Evans
@DavidEvans_ROM · X
RT @RSocPublishing: What’s 1 m tall, weighs 7 kg, and roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago? Find out here: https://t.co/JyQ6S6K2de…
Aug 16, 2019 · 4 shares · 14,068 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
What’s 1 m tall, weighs 7 kg, and roamed New Zealand about 19 million years ago? Find out here: https://t.co/JyQ6S6K2de It's #FossilFriday from #BiologyLetters https://t.co/ljshXLzMAq
Aug 16, 2019 · 5 likes · 4 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
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Herzensruh
@Herzensruh · X
So we identified fossils of an ancient parrot that would've reached up to your hip. A mega-parrot. I would've kept one :)
https://t.co/BacmPhg3cp
Aug 15, 2019 · 4 likes · 21,324 followersView post →
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Alison Boyer
@BoyerAlison · X
New Zealand is full of surprises! Evidence for a giant parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand | Biology Letters https://t.co/5TFhSDl5i4
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
Aug 13, 2019 · 4 shares · 456 followersView post →
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Leon Tuttle
@fxnkls · X
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
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@sunnykoul8 · X
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
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Jane Fleming
@fleming77 · X
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
Aug 13, 2019 · 4 shares · 4,374 followersView post →
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The Royal Society
@royalsociety · X
Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the first giant parrot. This bird would have stood about a metre tall and could have weighed around 7KG. https://t.co/GeEWlIxM80 #RSJournals https://t.co/2MqOwHmxIP
Aug 13, 2019 · 9 likes · 4 shares · 340,600 followersView post →
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Faye
@wolfdogthemby · X
RT @alexevans91: Researchers recently reported on the bones of a MEGA-PARROT from the Early Miocene that was ~1m tall (https://t.co/7PcyIcO…
Aug 11, 2019 · 188 shares · 32 followersView post →
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Seneca the Wiser
@SenecaWiser · X
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
Aug 11, 2019 · 6 shares · 1,691 followersView post →
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Sagar More
@sgrmr3 · X
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
Aug 11, 2019 · 6 shares · 138 followersView post →
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Andrei Zvelindovsky
@zvelindovsky · X
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
Aug 11, 2019 · 9 shares · 328 followersView post →
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CrankyPika
@crankypika · X
RT @royalsociety: Who’s a pretty (massive) birdy? A paper in #BiologyLetters reveals what scientists believe could be the fossil of the fir…
Evidence for a giant parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand
"parrots join the growing group of avian taxa prone to giantism in insular species"
https://t.co/DMr4l1jjwI
RT @VertEvo: Striking example of island giantism in #birds: Leg bones suggest that the extinct parrot Heracles inexpectatus had a body mass…
Aug 9, 2019 · 5 shares · 1,043 followersView post →
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Dr Ross Barnett
@DeepFriedDNA · X
RT @VertEvo: Striking example of island giantism in #birds: Leg bones suggest that the extinct parrot Heracles inexpectatus had a body mass…
Aug 9, 2019 · 5 shares · 6,548 followersView post →
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Darío Estraviz López
@DarioEstraviz · X
RT @VertEvo: Striking example of island giantism in #birds: Leg bones suggest that the extinct parrot Heracles inexpectatus had a body mass…
Aug 9, 2019 · 5 shares · 2,949 followersView post →
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
RT @VertEvo: Striking example of island giantism in #birds: Leg bones suggest that the extinct parrot Heracles inexpectatus had a body mass…
Aug 9, 2019 · 5 shares · 38,636 followersView post →
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Prof. Christine Böhmer
@VertEvo · X
Striking example of island giantism in #birds: Leg bones suggest that the extinct parrot Heracles inexpectatus had a body mass of 7 kg.
#FossilFriday
Worthy et al 2019 @RSocPublishing
Evidence for a giant #parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand
https://t.co/1M4aGjEqp4 https://t.co/1EJSMm4uto
Aug 9, 2019 · 10 likes · 5 shares · 1,174 followersView post →
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匿名希望
@ufg2011 · X
RT @uchida_kawasaki: Evidence for a giant parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand | Biology Letters https://t.co/7eNaWPwhXh https://t.…
#Hercules has been found: Evidence for a #giant #parrot from the Early Miocene of New Zealand" | @RSocPublishing Biology Letters @biologyletter https://t.co/K9BVS7jDbC
org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0467. Hallados los restos de un loro gigante que habitó Nueva Zelanda hace 19 millones de años. ELPAIS.COM. Hallados los restos de un ...
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