Sirocco the kākāpō wouldn’t stop shagging people’s heads. So one clever DOC worker came up with a potential solution...

After being raised by humans, Sirocco the kākāpō started to see humans as mates. This led Department of Conservation vet Kate McInnes to create a helmet to collect Sirocco’s sperm and try to save the species.

This story is part of Re:'s Pleasure Week. See here for more stories about pleasure and sex, from bridging the pleasure gap between women and men, to teaching straight men the joys of stimulating their anus.

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