| [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. |
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