Kagu feature not shared by any other bird. These are presumed to prevent particles entering the nostrils when probing in soil during feeding. Another unique characteristic of the species is that it has only one-third as many red blood cells and three times more hemoglobin per red blood cell than is usual in birds. The kagu is endemic to the forests and shrubland of New Caledonia. Within that island group it is restricted to the main island of Grande Terre. There is no evidence that it occurred on the Loyalty Islands, although fossil remains of the extinct lowland form "R. orarius"
Creature Comforts viewers of ITV in 2005. Finally, in a YouGov survey during 2006, "Creature Comforts" topped the list of the United Kingdom's alltime favourite animated or puppet characters used in adverts. The "Creature Comforts" advertisements have now attained a place in popular culture, and are probably better remembered than the original film that spawned them. However, it is claimed that many members of the public mistakenly remember the commercials as advertising gas heating, the main competitor to electricity. The "Creature Comforts" advertisements were produced in the period 1990 to 1992 and in some ways they were indicative of the shape of