HONOLULU (AP) — For more than 50 years, telescopes and the needs of astronomers have dominated the summit of Mauna Kea, a mountain sacred to Native Hawaiians that's also one of the finest places in ...

This documentary tells the story of the inimitable kea The Clown of the Alps is heralded as the worlds smartest bird its intelligence rivals a monkeys Kea are famous on South Island tracks and ski ...

Shane Palacat-Nelsen's voice drops to a reverent tone as he tells the story of the snow goddess Poliahu who Native Hawaiians believe inhabits the summit of Mauna Kea, the highest point in Hawaii. The ...

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A climber found the bird stuck in the tank after hearing its calls echo overnight in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.