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The Stephens Island wren on an isle just off this country's South Island was eaten to extinction by a lighthouse keeper's cats |
New Zealand
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$1,600 |
DJ |
EXTINCT ANIMALS |
2024-03-15 |
#9060 |
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(Kelly of the Clue Crew presents from Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C.) Without native mammals present, kiwis thrived for over 35 million years, but today they're endangered & facing extinction, largely because they're flightless and can't escape from introduced predators in this, their native country |
New Zealand
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$800 |
DJ |
ENDANGERED ANIMALS AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO |
2016-11-16 |
#7403 |
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The tuatara, Maori for "having spines", is found only on islands off the coast of this country |
New Zealand
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$600 |
J |
REPTILES |
2010-06-30 |
#5953 |
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The tuatara, whose name is Maori for "having spines", lives on islands just off this country's coast |
New Zealand
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$200 |
J |
REPTILES |
2003-01-02 |
#4224 |
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Once widespread, the little spotted kiwi is now found on only 3 of this country's islands |
New Zealand
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$300 |
J |
ANIMALS |
1995-03-16 |
#2434 |