CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoWhat's the rarest animal you've seen in person?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up141
arrow-up141message-squareWhat's the rarest animal you've seen in person?CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareJoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoProbably a Takahē in New Zealand but in captivity.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIn the wild I’ve seen kiwi, kea, Kākā. I took a trip to mana island in the late 90’s, the kiwi were just wandering around during the day… I’ve never seen the takahē.
minus-squareJoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoI too saw a kea in the wild near the Milford Sound! Sadly I didn’t see any of the others in the wild. The takahē was also in Zealandia.
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoI saw takahē in captivity too, in Zealandia. You can sort of see why they almost went extinct - their big defence move is to sit reeeeally still. Big silly chooks. https://www.visitzealandia.com/About/Wildlife/Birds https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/takahe-recovery-programme/
minus-squareJoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoYeah I saw the takahē in Zealandia and one other zoo. Would have been cool to see in the wild if possible in the preservation areas the have.
minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI’m happy just to know they’re there, living their lives.
Probably a Takahē in New Zealand but in captivity.
In the wild I’ve seen kiwi, kea, Kākā. I took a trip to mana island in the late 90’s, the kiwi were just wandering around during the day…
I’ve never seen the takahē.
I too saw a kea in the wild near the Milford Sound! Sadly I didn’t see any of the others in the wild. The takahē was also in Zealandia.
I saw takahē in captivity too, in Zealandia. You can sort of see why they almost went extinct - their big defence move is to sit reeeeally still. Big silly chooks.
https://www.visitzealandia.com/About/Wildlife/Birds
https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/takahe-recovery-programme/
Yeah I saw the takahē in Zealandia and one other zoo. Would have been cool to see in the wild if possible in the preservation areas the have.
I’m happy just to know they’re there, living their lives.