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The takahe, a flightless bird of New Zealand, can grow to about 63 cm in length and weigh up to 4kg.
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What are predators of takahe?
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
What are predators of the takahe?
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
What is threatening the Takahe?
People.
Is a takahe a mammal?
No. It is a bird.
What is the life span of a takahe?
Sources vary greatly regarding the lifespan of the takahe. The most common information seems to suggest that the takahe can live between 14 and 20 years, but that this is reduced to around five years in the wild.
What year was the takahe discovered?
1989
Who are takahe predtors?
Fat People
A New Zealand endangered native similar to Pukeko in shape and colouring but stockier starting with t?
The Takahe bird.
Do takahe have wings?
Yes. Takahe are birds, and all birds have wings. Even flightless birds have wings, though they are of little or no use.
Why do takahes look like pukekos?
Takahe and pukeko are similar in appearance because, although the takahe is flightless and the pukeko is not, they are both members of the rail family (Rallidae).
How many takahe birds are left?
around 225takaheleft
Can a weka fly?
no a weka can't fly it's kind of like the takahe the weka and takahe can't fly because it lost it's ability to fly actually yes it can
