Birds of New Zealand

the war. The disruption also boosted the Australian manufacturing, with companies obtaining many new export trade deals – Australia’s steel and chemical industries received a significant boost. It was during the years following the war, when Australia truly began to notice the economy crisis. However, Australia’s newfound international profile lessened the economic crisis with a larger influx of new trade…

Movie Analysis Take yourself back to 1963 in Jackson Mississippi; you are right in the middle of the civil rights movement. The movie The Help (Taylor 2011) is an enlightening film depicting a group of women who are deprived of simple luxuries because of the color of their skin. There are many examples of: Modern Racism, Outgroups, System Justification Model, and Social Categorization in this movie. Most of us would say if I lived in that era I wouldn’t stand by and do nothing while these…

Intercultural Interview: Final Report On September 5th, 2015, I interviewed Claire “Con” Meyer, a 27 year old agender individual from New Zealand. I was introduced to Con by their American girlfriend Christine, one of my best friends from my time in the Marine Corps. Christine joined Con and I in a three-way skype conversation. Christine’s presence was helpful in getting past any nervousness or awkwardness there might have been otherwise. She also was instrumental in reminding Con of fun and…

Greatest Wildlife Rescue by William Stolzenburg. This book chronicles the invasive pests like rats, weasels, stoats, ferrets, and cats invading small islands and decimating the natural plant and fauna. The main focus of this book is the invasion of New Zealand by rats and how they threatened the existence of the native flightless parrot, the kakapo. This book examines the causes and effects of the invasive species brought to remote islands by humans and how we can fix them. The fauna of these…

Genetic parentage in New Zealand King Shag (Leucocarbo carunculatus) in Marlborough Sound- Sally Tang 13215472, Massey University Introduction The New Zealand King Shag Leucocarbo carunculatus, also known as the rough-faced shag, is an endemic species to New Zealand and can be considered one of the world’s rarest sea birds. They are large, black-and-white cormorant with a metallic blue sheen and are distinguishable by their yellow/orange caruncles above the base of their bill. They are…

very small. The Mako sharks cousin is the Great White Shark. The Mako Shark is warm blooded. Mako sharks are caught in deep water or by Australia all the way to New Zealand. Mako sharks are caught in warm water. On the map they are usually between 50 degrees North and 50 degrees South. They are found swimming near Australia and New Zealand. Usually found hunting on top of the water. The Mako sharks prey are bony fish. A Mako sharks prey are Tuna, Mackerel, Swordfish, and Bonito. Mako sharks…

In “The Big Kill”, American journalist Elizabeth Kolbert discusses New Zealand’s problem with invasive species attacking endemic fauna which results in many of their native species becoming extinct. Kolbert explains the problems of exterminating specific animals such as stoat for conservation of their natural wildlife. She also explains the issues of how explorers brought various animals to different parts of the world. Hence, Elizabeth Kolbert discusses the difficulty of eliminating invasive…

When we think of birds we usually tend to imagine them above our heads flying high in the sky. We tend to forget that some of them live in extremely cold environments and can actually swim deep underwater for sufficient amount of time. These strange birds are referred to as penguins. These birds tend to baffle us because of their similarities and different traits compared to their flying relatives. Exactly why and how did they began to develop differently from other birds? So what is the…

For other uses, see Parrot (disambiguation). Scarlet Macaws. One is eating using a foot to hold a walnut, while the shell is broken with its beak.Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 species in 85 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions. Also known as psittacines (pronounced /?s?t?sa?nz/),[1][2] they are usually grouped into two families: the Psittacidae (true parrots) and the Cacatuidae (cockatoos). Parrots have a pan-tropical distribution with…

Distribution-Australia only. Coastal northern and eastern Australia. Physical description-A large 'goose sized' bird. It has a long black neck, ending in a wave of white. A slice of white shines from its black tail feathers, and the top of it's wings, back and front, are also white. It has a sharp, orange beak. Lifestyle-These birds live in large groups, mostly consisting of over 100 of them. Habitat-These birds live in floodplains and wet grasslands. This probably means their diet consists…