Female kakapos breed only every two to five years, which limits how quickly their population can grow. Young females also do not reach sexual maturity until they are between 5 and 11 years old. During the breeding season, males gather at mating arenas called leks and call for females. Females nest alone in holes in the ground and raise two or three white, pear-shaped chicks without help from the males.
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