The distance from Dunedin, where the reserve is located, to mainland Antarctica is more than 1,500 miles, and the distance to ...

For millions of years, moa thrived in New Zealand’s forests, free from land predators. Some species stood over 12 feet tall, ...

"New Zealand is known as the land of birds – but sadly we’re also the land of endangered birds. More than 80% of New Zealand’s bird species are threatened with or at risk of extinction ...

But what land bird lays the biggest egg for its body size ... which in 1975 bred the first kiwi outside its native New Zealand. A female kiwi lays an egg that is 15 to 22 percent of her ...

New Zealand hosts unique flightless, nocturnal birds, evolved in isolation and adapted to predator-free conditions, symbolizing the country's rich biodiversity. The weka, a bold flightless rail ...

Scofield, of New Zealand's Canterbury ... To research these birds is to commit oneself to months at a time on the isolated, storm-lashed but utterly spectacular specks of land on which they ...

Land birds also display a surprising diversity, considering the limited land area available, with a large number of threatened endemics including one of the world’s rarest ducks. More than 95% of the ...

From the Galapagos Islands to New Zealand, species of birds that ... When watching landings, look for birds that gracefully land on the ground, compared to those that make a rather clumsy "crash ...