This hen’s identify is matched solely by its nickname: this species is usually referred to as the “Kickboxer,” because of its behavior of mendacity on its again and attacking different birds with its legs. The Hawaiian coot, or ‘alae ke‘oke‘o, is the one species of coot dwelling on the Hawaiian islands; these hanging water birds have been put in danger because of a sequence of things, together with invasive plant species, oil spills, and non-native predators like canine.

The birds’ inhabitants has risen from only a handful of people within the Seventies, when it was listed as endangered, to round 2,000 right now.