One of the extinct bird species, which even dates back to the prehistoric Pleistocene era, has reappeared after a century in the wild of New Zealand, marking a triumph of ecology

The reason for the takahē, the amazing winged birds where for about 100 years no one had seen them anywhere and now they appeared on the alpine slopes of the South Island.
Takahē have a roux-turquoise blue body, red beak and matching legs and look like a ball with feathers.

Their height reaches half a meter and they live in the mountains. Although they have wings, they cannot fly – just like New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi.

Last week, 18 more of these magnificent creatures were released into the New Zealand wild.

Like most birds in New Zealand, takahē evolved without being surrounded by endemic land mammal species.

Thus, they adapted accordingly to fill the gap in the local ecosystem.