Critically Endangered Parrots Enjoy Baby Boom After Mating Frenzy
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Critically Endangered Parrots Enjoy Baby Boom After Mating Frenzy

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The New York TimesSeptember 2, 2026View Source

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Det er gode nyheter for den sjeldne papegøyen kakapo på New Zealand.

There is good news for the rare parrot kakapo in New Zealand.

er→isgode→goodnyheter→newssjeldne→rarepapegøyen→parrot (the)på→in
Forskere sier at det nå er 325 fugler i landet.

Researchers say that there are now 325 birds in the country.

Forskere→Researcherssier→sayat→thatnå→nower→arefugler→birdsi→inlandet→country (the)
Dette er det høyeste tallet på mange tiår.

This is the highest number in many decades.

Dette→Thiser→ishøyeste→highesttallet→number (the)på→in/formange→manytiår→decades
Kakapoen er en stor papegøye som ikke kan fly.

The kakapo is a large parrot that cannot fly.

Kakapoen→Kakapo (the)er→isstor→largepapegøye→parrotsom→that/whichikke→notkan→can
Fuglene hadde en veldig vellykket hekkesesong i år.

The birds had a very successful breeding season this year.

Fuglene→Birds (the)hadde→hadveldig→veryvellykket→successfulhekkesesong→breeding seasoni→inår→year
Mange små babyer ble født etter en travel tid med paring.

Many small babies were born after a busy time with mating.

Mange→Manysmå→smallbabyer→babiesble→werefødt→bornetter→aftertravel→busytid→timemed→withparing→mating
Folk som jobber med naturvern er veldig glade for suksessen.

People who work with conservation are very happy about the success.

Folk→Peoplesom→whojobber→workmed→withnaturvern→conservationer→areveldig→veryglade→happyfor→for/aboutsuksessen→success (the)
De jobber hardt for å beskytte denne spesielle arten.

They work hard to protect this special species.

jobber→workhardt→hardå→tobeskytte→protectdenne→thisspesielle→specialarten→species (the)
New Zealand håper at populasjonen vil fortsette å vokse.

New Zealand hopes that the population will continue to grow.

håper→hopesat→thatpopulasjonen→population (the)vil→willfortsette→continueå→tovokse→grow
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naturvern
conservation
"Folk jobber med naturvern."
truede
endangered
"Mange fugler er truede i dag."
sjeldne
rare
"Dette er en sjelden plante."
tiår
decades
"Det har gått mange tiår."
å beskytte
to protect
"Vi må beskytte naturen."
hekkesesong
breeding season
"Fuglene synger i hekkesesongen."
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