Whales around Wellington, North Island New Zealand
Wonderful Whale-inglton. Before whaling took its toll, southern right whales bred in Wellington harbour. Their cavorting was so loud a visitor in the 1800s complained the whales kept him awake all...
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Tuatara | New Zealand Fauna
Most of the people mistakingly think that Tuatara is a lizard, while Tuatara is actually dinosaur. Really, it is one of the only survivors of a dinosaur group Sphenodontia that existed about 200...
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Pied Shags | New Zealand Birds
I met these two beautiful Pied Shags while walking the last day of Abel Tasman Great Walk. They were relaxing and drying their wings in the sun. It was such a pleasant sight that I sat down on the...
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Paua | New Zealand Travel
Paua in Maori Legends One of the Maori tales tells us of the legendary Maui fishing trip. Maui was a demigod mentioned in many Maori legends. In this fishing trip Maui used a magical fishing hook made...
View ArticleHelping Stranded Marine Mammals
One of the strangest New Zealand’s phenomenons (and not only New Zealand’s) is the stranding of marine mammals. No one knows exactly why whales and dolphins strand. These creatures are famous for their...
View ArticleStranded Marine Mammals – More Info and Facts
In my previous article titled Helping Stranded Marine Mammals I wrote about what are the stages of stranded marine mammal rescue, and how you can help. And now I will write some interesting facts about...
View ArticleMysterious Glow of New Zealand
There are many miracles in the country of the Long White Cloud, and in this article I would like to talk about the miracle often seen at nights, miracle that illuminates New Zealand’s forests and caves...
View ArticleWildlife Care Code
Love them from a distance or lose them forever Traveling in New Zealand most chances are that you will encounter wildlife. Please read this short article about how to act around the wildlife you meet....
View ArticleTuataras proved unsinkability of New Zealand
Researchers found ancient tuatara remains in New Zealand, which forced them to revise history of the country. Having studied petrified ancient tuatara’s jaw, the scientists concluded that islands of...
View Article111 years old father
My last article started with an ancient petrified jaw of tuatara, which was found lately, and in this article I will tell some really great news about currently living tuatara. Henry – the world’s...
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