Kakapos are the largest parrots on earth, endangered, and living on an island off of New Zealand.  These large birds are nocturnal and cannot fly.  These birds have been indigenous to New Zealand for at least a thousand years, since records started being kept.  This book has some highly detailed photographs showing these unusual birds and their habitats, traits, and life cycle.  I’m not sure that the kakapo qualifies as one of the world’s weirdest animals, but certainly in the endangered series.  It seems to be merely a holdover from a time long ago.  This book will make an excellent addition to the bird shelf in an elementary library.