The world’s heaviest parrot – which also happens to be flightless – depends on the berries of a tall conifer tree for breeding, but the rimu tree can go for years without producing any fruit ...

Have you ever considered embracing a rimu? Tree hugging is now an international sport, with prizes up for grabs. The Tree Hugging World Championships 2021 have just wrapped up in Levi, Finland.

Weighing up to 4kg, it is the world’s fattest and least flighty parrot. It mates only when the rimu tree is in fruit, which happens every few years. Like other weird and wonderful creatures of ...