Unfortunately, this unusual tameness was used to their disadvantage: as Darwin notes, men “frequently killed them in the evening, by holding out a piece of meat in one hand, and in the other a knife ready to stick them.”
Unfortunately, this unusual tameness was used to their disadvantage: as Darwin notes, men “frequently killed them in the evening, by holding out a piece of meat in one hand, and in the other a knife ready to stick them.”
Poor guys, they looked so cute.
Same thing almost happened with the Kakapo, a flightless parrot that has no natural predators and was very docile and friendly.
yeah but the kakopo got its revenge eventually
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