Kea Mountain Parrot

This documentary tells the story of the inimitable kea The Clown of the Alps is heralded as the worlds smartest bird its intelligence rivals a monkeys 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 awardwinning film makes a compelling case for the charismatic kea as a national icon