It is difficult not to want to feed kea, so entertaining are they as they display their dexterity. However, in the interests of kea, people should refrain from feeding them: it encourages them into areas where their playfulness is ultimately unwelcome.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 3, 1 August 1990, Page 23
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41It is difficult not to want to feed kea, so entertaining are they as they display their dexterity. However, in the interests of kea, people should refrain from feeding them: it encourages them into areas where their playfulness is ultimately unwelcome. Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 3, 1 August 1990, Page 23
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