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Since then, apparently, a new beak has grown out above the old stump, and has curled round over the lower mandible, until it has formed a half circle. The new beak is much narrower at the base than the old one, and does not taper to a point, but ends bluntly. Owing to the long curve on the upper mandible the two beaks would not come close together, and the bird must have found some difficulty in procuring food. However, in spite of this, it was fairly plump when shot and seemed to have got a good deal of enjoyment out of life.

Kea’s head: Showing the abnormal growth of the upper mandible due to a bullet wound.