The kakapo

OK, I will admit this is not a blog entry about pets — and if you see the video, you will definitely understand why. It's about a wild animal.

Actor Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine have a program(me) on the BBC called "Last Chance to See," which is about creatures on the verge of extinction.

They run into a kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot, on the south island of New Zealand.

To say that the bird takes a shine to Carwardine would be an understatement.

Watch the video here. (Possibly NSFW, if you are offended by Austin Powers movies.)

Obviously, there are many reasons why the kakapo is an endangered species.