Kakapo Parrot (Strigops habroptilus)

Despite an intensive program of breeding and protection by the New Zealanders, currently there are fewer than 100 kakapos left in the wild.

Tornado

What is tornado? A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as twisters or cyclones, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology, in a wider sense, to name any closed low pressure circulation. Tornadoes come in many shapes and sizes, but they are typically in the form of a visible...