These animals can also be hard to find in the wild ... such as the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier or Zealandia in Wellington. Cassowaries are about the closest-looking thing we have to a ...

Forget the kiwi or moa, kākāpō are the true native of New Zealand. Aotearoa’s true ancient species are animals like kākāpō, ...

The distinctive whistle of the native kaka parrot had all but disappeared from the capital by end of last century, as urban development and introduced predators decimated the population. Morning ...

New Zealand is part of the larger continent of Zealandia, which finished separating from the supercontinent Gondwana some 57 million years ago. Some familiar animals were likely present in proto-New ...

New Zealand is part of the larger continent of Zealandia, which finished separating from the supercontinent Gondwana some 57 million years ago. Some familiar animals were likely present in proto-New ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Zealandia is a microcontinent that separated from Australia millions of years ago and is now ...

After years of following them online, Li Jing finally met her spirit animal – the capybara — at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. "I first fell in love with capybaras when I saw their videos online.

ZEALANDIA Sanctuary, established in 1999, is the world's first fenced urban ecosanctuary. Spanning more than 500 acres, ZEALANDIA aims to preserve Wellington's valleys, forests and freshwater and ...

What do animals know about death? It's a question Charles Darwin himself pondered. "Who can say what cows feel, when they surround and stare intently on a dying or dead companion?" the biologist ...

MiOra, Los Angeles, California, USA. Your Editorial on animal research (Nature 631, 481; 2024) highlights the challenges in finding alternatives to the need for animal testing before moving ...

Scientists would like to go beyond these isolated scenes. They want to understand what feelings surge inside animals when they lose kin. They want to know whether animals are haunted by death ...

One of these lost continents is called Zealandia, most of which is now submerged under the Pacific Ocean! There’s also a famous one called Gondwana, which eventually split into Africa ...