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  • noun Plural form of kea.

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Examples

  • Iffin yew doant noes, keas lubs to steel shinee fings frum peepil.

    As this picture clearly shows, there is a - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • I hope you get over this soon, and you have a great trip and a wonderful and meet some keas.

    Fight-Flight 2009

  • Their curiosity means that keas can cause damage to cars, campsites, and similar areas, a problem that worsens with hand-feeding and acclimation to humans.

    Southland montane grasslands 2008

  • In contrast, keas often nest in the forest and feed above the treeline.

    Southland montane grasslands 2008

  • Yet more from Science Frontiers Online, which reports the martens and further examples - Animals attack human technological infrastructure - including dormice attacking Rolls Royces, keas in New Zealand chewing rubber window gaskets, and land crabs on Tahiti attacking electrical cables of film crews.

    Archive 2004-05-01 Ray Girvan 2004

  • I'd predict that a few large brained birds like crows and parrots, especially the notoriously smart keas, would self-recognize, but that's about it for the animal world.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Field Notes 2006

  • I'd predict that a few large brained birds like crows and parrots, especially the notoriously smart keas, would self-recognize, but that's about it for the animal world.

    Old Timer's Disease Field Notes 2006

  • Yet more from Science Frontiers Online, which reports the martens and further examples - Animals attack human technological infrastructure - including dormice attacking Rolls Royces, keas in New Zealand chewing rubber window gaskets, and land crabs on Tahiti attacking electrical cables of film crews.

    When martens attack! Ray Girvan 2004

  • When the thudding blades of the helicopter are finally still the spacious murmur of the valley gradually rises to fill the silence: the low thunder of cataracts, the distant hiss of the sea, the rustling of the breeze in the scrubby grass, the keas explaining who they are to each other.

    Last Chance to See Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1990

  • Among the freemen were six Jilli keas, (singing men) whose musical talents were frequently exerted either to divert our fatigue, or obtain us a welcome from strangers.

    Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa Mungo Park 1788

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