Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts There are 235 adult kākāpō alive today - each of them has a name, a detailed family tree, a backstory, and a high-tech transmitter that logs their activity. It's fun and it makes it easier for people to engage with these charismatic parrots. To talk about You-Tube star Rakiura, and cliff-top nesting adrenaline-junkie mum Rimu and of course, the famously named Attenborough the kākāpō.