Kea: Mountain Parrot (1993)
This documentary tells the story of the inimitable kea. The 'Clown of the Alps' is heralded as the world’s smartest bird (its intelligence rivals a monkey’s). Kea are famous on South Island tracks and ski fields for their insatiable (and destructive) inquisitiveness. Curiosity almost killed the kea when it was labelled a sheep killer, and tens of thousands were killed for a bounty. After shots of baby kea being fed, there is extraordinary night footage in clip four of the 'avian wolf' in action. The award-winning film makes a compelling case for the charismatic kea as a national icon.
Primary Title
- Kea: Mountain Parrot
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 24 December 2005
Release Year
- 1993
Start Time
- 17 : 30
Finish Time
- 18 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- This documentary tells the story of the inimitable kea. The 'Clown of the Alps' is heralded as the world’s smartest bird (its intelligence rivals a monkey’s). Kea are famous on South Island tracks and ski fields for their insatiable (and destructive) inquisitiveness. Curiosity almost killed the kea when it was labelled a sheep killer, and tens of thousands were killed for a bounty. After shots of baby kea being fed, there is extraordinary night footage in clip four of the 'avian wolf' in action. The award-winning film makes a compelling case for the charismatic kea as a national icon.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Maori
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Ecology--New Zealand
- New Zealand--Environmental conditions
- Natural resources--New Zealand
- Natural history--New Zealand
- Natural areas--New Zealand
- Kea--Behavior--New Zealand
Genres
- Documentary
- Nature
Contributors
- Natural History New Zealand Ltd (Production Unit)
- Rod Morris (Director)
- Rod Morris (Producer)
- Barry Paine (Writer)
- TVNZ (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Ecology--New Zealand
- New Zealand--Environmental conditions
- Natural resources--New Zealand
- Natural history--New Zealand
- Natural areas--New Zealand
- Kea--Behavior--New Zealand