Auckland Zoo
Some snapshots of New Zealand and Australian animals.Iconic NZ birds such as the kiwi are flightless ones that evolved in the absence of mammalian predators. Later accidental introduction of rats and other pests has been devastating.
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- Little Blue Penguins
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- Emu relaxing (Beth’s photo)
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- Emu and EMU alum
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- Whio / Blue Duck
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- Whio
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- Shy Tuatara
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- Kea
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- Kea
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- NZ Brown Teal / Pateke
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- The best I could do in the dim Kiwi house of capturing a picture of the nocturnal national symbol.
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- Green Gecko
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- A Kakarike?
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- Papango / NZ Scaup
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- Little Blue Penguins
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- Brolga
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- Brolga
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- Emu
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- Australian Thyme
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- Brolga
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- EMU
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- Flying foxes
Couldn’t help taking pictures of the non-Australasians too, they’re over on Flickr.