This Overly-Fluffy, Drunk & Clumsy Pigeon Is New Zealand's Bird Of The Year & People Love It!
New Zealand has crowned an overly-fluffy drunk and adorably clumsy pigeon as the bird of the year. The kerer¨± is endemic to the country are infamous to be the drunkest bird in New Zealand. Described as clumsy drunk gluttonous and glamorous.
New Zealand has just crowned an overly-fluffy, drunk, and adorably clumsy pigeon as the bird of the year and it's turning into somewhat of a lifestyle icon for many.
Your #BirdOfTheYear for 2018 is that absolute unit, the roundest boi, the devourer of fruit, the whooshiest of whooshes, the mighty kerur¨±. A big round of applause for the kerer¨±, as well as for @Kereru4PM who ran a top campaign. https://t.co/BMjEN8Pymp pic.twitter.com/Lsf3w0FKGA
¡ª Forest & Bird (@Forest_and_Bird) 14 October 2018
Found in both the North and South Islands, the 'kereru'¡ªNew Zealand pigeon¡ªgets high on rotting fruit that has fallen from trees.
"They were coming in absolutely drunk as can be. It was ridiculous, we were getting people bringing armfuls of these flaming drunk pigeons,¡± the sanctuary¡¯s manager Robert Webb told The New Zealand Herald in 2013.
VOTE KERERU! Because it loves food even more than you do.https://t.co/H67w86qL07 pic.twitter.com/y7YPmdyMpZ
¡ª Ms Fish (@faiako) 3 October 2018
? Remember, before you grab a hearty (( b?rri? )) lunch today, lock in your vote for the Kerer¨± for #BirdOfTheYear! ? #teamkerer¨± #kerecrew
¡ª Vote Kerer¨± ? #BirdoftheYear 2018 (@Kereru4PM) 2 October 2018
VOTE FOR BIG BOI HERE: https://t.co/I4Mc79DEmt pic.twitter.com/NtUjebIJiz
The kerer¨± is endemic to the country are infamous to be the 'drunkest' bird in New Zealand. It¡¯s also one of the only birds in the island¡¯s ecosystem that can disperse the seeds of local large fruit.
Described as 'clumsy, drunk, gluttonous and glamorous', the Kerer¨± population is not endangered but is vulnerable to attacks by predators such as feral cats and stoats, reports The Guardian.
