Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1917 — Sheep-Killing Parrot [ARTICLE]

Sheep-Killing Parrot

kes, or mountain parrot, of New Zealand we see the harmless vegetable-eating bird transformed Into a vicious bird of prey within the space of a few decades. Having got a taste of sheep fat from the dozen carcasses banging on the meat gallows at the ranch houses during the cold winters, they soon learned to attack the live sheep. These attacks became so frequent that a bounty had to be placed upon the head of every kea.—National Geographic Magazine.