大象传媒

On New Zealand, there was a giant coot which was once common but was thought to be extinct by the middle of the 19th century. Then in 1948, its droppings were discovered. A takahe nests in the tussocks of grass, hiding its moss-green feathers and brilliant red bill. Here the only native enemy is a bird of prey. Only about 40 pairs of takahe survive in the wild today. The mountains are probably not their preferred habitat, but the lowland swamps where they would have once lived have been drained and turned into farmland and the highlands are the takahe's last refuge. There is little to eat up here except tussock grass.