In the red corner, there’s the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus); it ... [takahē] will often supplement their diet with insects, lizards, and have even been spotted taking ducklings.

“Protein is obviously an important part of their diet.” “Takahē can be quite predatory,” Greaves continued. “Although taking on a tuatara hasn’t been seen before that I’m aware ...

A takahē and a tuatara have been filmed engaging in a bush-floor stoush in a new video captured by a DOC ranger. The video was filmed on pest-free Tiritiri Matangi Island near Auckland. It started ...

New research shows that tuatara could be at risk from the same rodenticides that are used to protect them from rats. Tuatara populations on offshore islands have benefited from anticoagulant ...

tuatara, reptile, scales, lizard ... Palau Fruit Doves inhabit tropical forests, where they feed primarily on fruits and berries. Their specialized diet makes them important seed dispersers for many ...

Together, they enjoy the comforts of their meticulously maintained environment, where their diet and health are closely monitored by Dawson and her team. Tuatara. Image by TimVickers, Public domain, ...

The SSC Tuatara and its variants were once shrouded in a remarkable layer of controversy, originally claiming a top speed of 331 mph. Sadly, this turned out to be a hoax, and SSC recommitted to ...

As the tuatara ages, it has to switch to a softer diet. They live incredibly long lives. On average, the tuatara lives for 60 years, but it can live to be older than 100. The oldest known living ...

Other reptiles can regrow teeth, continuously replacing them as they wear down. As the tuatara ages, it has to switch to a softer diet. ©Roberto Dani/Shutterstock.com They live incredibly long lives.

Once widespread across New Zealand, tuatara now survive primarily on a scattering of offshore islands where introduced predators have been eliminated. Some, such as Henry, live in state-of-the-art ...

diet and health are closely monitored. Caroline Dawson, a living-species officer with the Invercargill city council, oversees a unique open-air tuatara enclosure in Invercargill's Queens Park ...