"A fat, flightless parrot who shot to fame after attempting to have sex with a TV presenter's head has been appointed a 'spokesbird' by the New Zealand government.
Sirocco the kakapo achieved international fame after he was filmed trying to mate with zoologist Mark Carwadine's head on the BBC show Last Chance To See - much to the amusement of Carwadine's co-presenter Stephen Fry, who said: 'This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen, you are being shagged by a rare parrot.'
A clip of the head-shagging kakapo has gained over 1.6million views on YouTube (see the clip below).
Sirocco, one of just 124 kakapo still alive, has now been named a conservation ambassador by New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, who said that the bird's celebrity status made him ideal for the role: 'He's very media-savvy, he's got a world-wide fan base - they hang on every squawk that comes out of his beak.'
Sirocco's job will be to draw attention to the wildlife of new Zealand, and the conservation efforts attempting to preserve it."
How can you not love Kiwi's? After living in the country's capital(Wellington) for 6 months, I can tell you first hand they're the most laid back country in this here milky way. This story just confirms that point, as this fat faced bird with a Twitter, makes national headlines! While our country has our panties in a bundle over budgets, bailouts, and Bin Laden, the Kiwi's are appointing birds into office. If you watch the video, apparently Sirocco enjoys rubbing his bird balls on news reporters heads? Not sure about that one, but If they didn't have to pay for internet by the mega byte, I'd probably still be living there, tandem skydiving with sheep and shit.
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