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Africa's Rarest Parrot Filmed Mating for the First Time | Nat Geo Wild
Conservationists filmed the intimate footage while monitoring the cape parrots, which number only 1,500. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: http://bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NGWInstagram These birds carry the dubious title of Africa’s rarest parrot. This is the first-ever video of a Cape parrot couple mating. The Cape parrot relies on yellowwoods for food and nesting cavities. Hogsback State Forest is a haven for yellowwoods, South Africa’s national tree. The widespread logging of these trees has had dire consequences for South Africa’s only native parrot, the Cape parrot. It’s good that these parrots are mating, as they carry the burden of species survival on their wings. A 2017 survey counted 1,500 Cape parrots. Scientists are lobbying to protect more indigenous yellowwood trees to create a sanctuary for the parrots. Read "Africa's Most Endangered Parrot Fighting for Survival." https://ift.tt/2jPOyat Africa's Rarest Parrot Filmed Mating for the First Time | Nat Geo Wild https://youtu.be/Lr1FpZsjNF4 Nat Geo Wild https://www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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