Endangered New Zealand bird caught fighting ‘at risk’ reptile in rare footage | New Zealand

Two most rare and popular animals were arrested in New Zealand-large birds, not calmly flying and old Totara-Tottara reptiles-Tardon each other during a quarrel in the jungle area.

Nick Vicenzinis, the Ministry of Conservation, watched a guardian island of Teriteri Matanji, near Auckland, Takahē attack Tatura He quickly grabbed his phone to pick up rare shots.

“I have seen them a bit on each other,” said Vicenzmis. “Takahē definitely had a tuatara tail, and they had a little scrap.”

The video of Takahē appears in the hot pursuit of Tuatara, but the tables turn when the reptiles retreat to the bird.

“I followed them under the hill, and Tuatara got a couple of bites, so Takah’s fell and sneaked to the top of the forest,” said Fisezidis.

Takahē blue extinction was announced in 1898, and their already reduced residents destroyed by the arrival of European settler comrades: cats, cats, mice and mice. After re -discovery in 1948, their numbers are now about 500, growing by about 8 % per year.

Tuatara is usually referred to as “live mushrooms” and is the only survivor of the old reptile command SPhenodontia, which walked on the ground with dinosaurs 225 meters ago.

They can multiply after the age of 100 and live up to 200 years, making them one of the longest creatures that live. They are considered “at risk” and primarily staying on a small number of predator external islands.

Takahē and Tuatara only coexist in two sites: Tiritiri Matangi and Zealandia, which is an urban environmental codes in L -Lenton.

Fisezidis said the footage was a “elegant snapshot” of how these species interact in the past.

“It also explains what is possible … If we really start gathering together to restore more of our original wildlife.”