Long believed to be a single, globally distributed species drifting freely across the open ocean, the bluebottle—also known ...

From wild nests to the Auckland Zoo, the rarest bird in New Zealand just wrapped up its breeding season — and it was a “successful and exciting chapter.” Tara iti, or New Zealand fairy terns, are a ...

The “unusual” Nelson cave spider is an ancient species and New Zealand’s largest native spider with legs over 5 inches long, according to officials.

The kakapo is a flightless parrot found only in New Zealand. Discover why this rare bird walks, climbs, and waddles instead of soaring.

Ryan Reynolds is lending his signature voice and wit to National Geographic’s Underdogs. The docuseries shines a light on the unsung heroes in the Animal Kingdom that often get overlooked by the ...

Have you ever tried to balance on one leg? While some yoga masters make this move appear simple, it’s not as easy as it looks ...

What looks like a tiny hen's egg is seen emerging from an opening below the head of the Powelliphanta augusta snail, a threatened species endemic to New Zealand. The video was taken at a facility ...

What looks like a tiny hen’s egg is seen emerging from an opening below the head of the Powelliphanta augusta snail, a threatened species endemic to New Zealand. The video was taken at a ...

There are about 160 species of ducks, geese, and swans in the world ... Black Swans, for example, are native to Australia and introduced in New Zealand. There’s no reason to believe they would ever ...

The number of marine mammal species in New Zealand classified as Threatened or At Risk has increased from 10 in 2019 to 14 today, with the sperm whale, pygmy blue whale, southern right whale dolphin, ...

For his Ph.D., he moved on to greylag geese, the species with which Lorenz had ... loses her mother in a car accident in New Zealand and goes to live in Ontario with her father, a sculptor and ...