Penguin on runway causes delays at New Zealand airport: ‘A very unusual occurrence’
This flightless bird wanted to fly. A small blue penguin waddled onto the runway at the Wellington National Airport in New ...
DNA study shows extinct moa consumed colorful truffle-like fungi in New Zealand
A team of environmental scientists at Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, in New Zealand, the University of Adelaide and the ...
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New Zealand birds: Takahe facing extinction find new home in sanctuary
Two flightless takahe were released at a New Zealand sanctuary in the latest effort to stop some of the world's rarest birds becoming extinct. The pair, Waitaa and Bendigo, sprinted out of their ...
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This Bird Was Declared Extinct In 1898 And Rediscovered 50 Years Later—Because Of A Footprint
I write about the world of biology. South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird endemic to New Zealand's rugged ... [+] landscapes—have become a shining beacon of conservation ...
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Miami zoo apologises for mistreatment of iconic kiwi bird
Considered a national icon in New Zealand, the flightless kiwi bird is symbolic of the country's unique natural heritage and the basis for the nickname applied to its people. In videos which went ...
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Fossil bird collection
A very large collection of moas from New Zealand, including several type specimens and the original fragment of long bone that allowed Richard Owen to deduce the existence of these large extinct ...
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Scientists have returned a prehistoric bird thought to be extinct to the wild
In 2024, news broke about the successful reintroduction of the takahē, a beautiful prehistoric bird, back into the wild.
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From land to sea: mystery of penguin evolution and how they adapt to the cold
The evolution of penguins from their flying seabird ancestors into the flightless denizens of marine ... is called Waimanu manneringi, from New Zealand. “To me, penguins are a perfect example ...