Scientists believe the dire wolf diverged from modern wolf-like creatures about 5.7 million years ago. The common ancestor of ...
A breeding pair of endangered takahē birds in New Zealand were found to be rearing a chick, having previously been thought of ...
A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human settlers first arrived on the country’s two main islands. Now, a Texas-based ...
A long-lost prehistoric bird species makes a triumphant comeback in its native land after being considered extinct.
The world's largest parrot lived 19 million years ago in New Zealand. Paleontologists have named the 3-foot-tall, 15-pound bird "Squawkzilla." ...
A critically endangered kākāpō rests in a tree. Jake Osborne for New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) Kākāpō are avid walkers, wandering on strong legs for miles at a time and hiking up ...
A wildlife ranger in New Zealand filmed “rare footage” of a fight between a flightless bird and the country’s “largest reptile,” officials said. Photo from New Zealand’s Department of Conservation A ...
New Zealand's unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive species that prey on them.... To save its rare birds, New Zealand is relying on ...
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