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This Bird Was Declared Extinct In 1898 And Rediscovered 50 Years Later—Because Of A Footprint
The takahe, with its striking blue-green plumage and stout, prehistoric build, is a flightless bird found only in New Zealand. Once abundant across both the North and South Islands, the bird’s ...
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Fossilized Poop Reveals How Extinct, Flightless Birds Helped Spread New Zealand’s Colorful Fungi
Moa—large, flightless, ostrich-like birds—once roamed around New Zealand. But humans hunted ... fruiting bodies that grow in shades of blue, pink and purple—and to moa, which were known ...
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Bird Travels From Alaska to New Zealand Non-Stop for 11 Days Flying 7500 Miles Without Food
Bird Travels From Alaska to New Zealand Non-Stop for 11 Days Flying 7500 Miles Without Food A bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) flew for 11 days straight from Alaska to New Zealand, over a distance ...
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Kea named New Zealand's Bird of the Year
The kea has overcome vote-rigging and online trolling to be named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after two weeks of heated campaigning. While last month's New Zealand election means Jacinda Arden ...