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Stalking a Kiwi Icon

10,000 Birds

There are are presently thought to be five species of kiwi with a possible sixth extinct species, all of which have suffered varying degrees of range contraction since the arrival of humans. One of the nice features of the island is a short mangrove broadwalk from which you can watch fish, crabs and several Banded Rails.

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Petrel Paradise

10,000 Birds

Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

to live out their lives in peace, absent the abuse they had suffered in the entertainment industry. Dog and Fish: Improbable Friends. Fish are often difficult to identify with or feel for. Harvard University psychologist Marc Hauser observed what could be called embarrassment in a male rhesus monkey.

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