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Takahe

The takahe is one of the rarest birds in the world and is indigenous to New Zealand. This flightless bird is the largest living member of the rail family in the...
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The takahe is one of the rarest birds in the world and is indigenous to New Zealand. This flightless bird is the largest living member of the rail family in the world. It was thought to be extinct until a group was discovered in a remote mountain range in the South Island of New Zealand in 1948. Numbers are still frighteningly low with a total of around 270 altogther
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