[00:00.00]She may not seem too impressed, but then,
[00:04.04]kagus always keep their feet very firmly on the ground.
[00:09.84]Their wings are too weak to get them airborne,
[00:12.74]but why fly when all the food you need is on the ground?
[00:16.79]And with no large predators stalking this island,
[00:19.81]there's not much cause to take flight.
[00:22.39]But this life is not without its worries.
[00:25.37]A newly hatched chick is hiding among the leaves.
[00:28.87]As with babies the world over, getting food into mouth can be quite a challenge.
[00:34.51]Perhaps slimy worms just don't appeal.
[00:37.97]The chick's camouflage helps to hide it from aerial predators like the New Caledonian crow.
[00:44.59]Fortunately, Dad's wings still have a use - to help him look big and intimidating.
[00:50.14]The kagu may be an island oddity,
[00:52.20]but with few prowling predators reaching the Pacific's isolated islands,
[00:56.46]flightless birds are more common here than anywhere else on earth.