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Moa Extinction: How Humans Wiped Out New Zealand’s Giant Birds In Just 300 Years
New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human arrival. A study published in Science of the Total Environment reveals that ...
Why the Kākāpō Parrot Makes Such a Haunting, Subsonic “Boom” Sound
If you’ve ever been out in the New Zealand wilderness, you might have heard a distinctive, low-frequency tone. It sounds less like an animal than the kick on an electronic drum machine. A look through ...
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Celebrating the land of kiwi birds, time bandits and hobbit feet!
Hello, old friends: New Zealand is a place where defunct American brands live on. We not only found such popular mainstays as ...
NEW ZEALAND'S 5 FLIGHTLESS NOCTURNAL BIRDS
New Zealand's unique flightless nocturnal birds, like the kiwi and kakapo, showcase the country’s rich biodiversity.
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Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age—we're witnessing a similar process now
When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand and began to turn the land to their needs, they set in motion great changes. The landscape of today bears little resemblance to that of a ...