Now that Xmas is nearly over heres a little message

... from me. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!

My favourite NZ parrot is the Kaka

Apparently I found out in New Zealand, before the Europeans came Maori respected the Kaka as a chief or rangitera of all New Zealand birds because of its helpfullness.

The list that is on Wikipedia that demonstrates the

fact of how far the animals are to Extinction.

1 - Extinct
2 - Extinct in the Wild
3 - Critically Endangered
4 - Endangered
5 - Vunerable
6 - Conservation Dependent
7 - Near Threatened
8 - Least Concern

Hope that helps understand all animals that u c on Wikipedia with these 8 ratings, no 1 is the highest and no 8 is the lowest, for example, the Caspian Tiger is a no 1 and the Leopard is the no 8 or in other words the Caspian Tiger is extinct and the Leopard has the least concern symbol.

Want to know my favourite fish???

I can put it up now. Well here it is, a picture of it.

By the photo I found can u guess its name?? If u cant look near its mouth, u can see theres a organ possibly used for finding its food, by the look of the organ it looks like a trunk of a elephant. If u guessed corectly it is the Elephant Fish named because of that organ I am talking about. I found a good picture of one, how about next year I can put up my favourite sharks, mammals, fish, reptiles, birds and insects. My second favourite fish is a type of sunfish, the Oblong Sunfish. The Oblong Sunfish is sacred when it comes to Honolulu, they respect it as the fish god ansestor of the mackerels and bonitos and by no account must it be molested. The place it is more common where it lives but definatly not rare is the place we call Aotearoa or New Zealand. The New Zealand kind of Elephant fish is common throughout the South Islands but on rare occasions does it come up down below Hawkes Bay or in Hawkes Bay.

A list of sharks that are not dangerous and some

that are....

Non Dangerous Sharks

1 - Whale Shark
2 - Carpet Shark
3 - Megamouth Shark
4 - Nurse Shark
5 - School Shark
6 - Basking Shark
7 - Spotted Smooth Hound
8 - Wobblegong Shark
9 - Cookie Cutter Shark
10 - Soup Fin Shark or Tope Shark
11 - Mako Shark
12 - Thresher Shark
13 - Sharpnose Seven-gilled Shark
14 - Black Tipped Reef Shark
15 - Zebra Shark
16 - Goblin Shark

Dangerous Sharks

1 - Great White Shark
2 - Hammerhead Shark
3 - Bull Shark
4 - Pale Tiger Shark
5 - Tiger Shark
6 - White Shark
7 - Oceanic White Tipped Shark
8 - Blue Shark

Sharks that I dont know either are dangerous or not dangerous

1 - Spiny Dogfish

Hope that helps if u r seeing these sharks near ur area. There r more sharks which I have yet to put up, thats my guess.

I wont be here on Xmas

so I thought I would wish this blogger a happy birthday and everyone a merry xmas to u all, so merry christmas, I guess its time for a christmas carol, a good xmas carol.

The Kiwi woke in his usual way and said "My word its Christmas Day"

I think I need to make a cake, a kiwi christmas cake

Kai, kai, kiri, kiri, kum, kum, keko

Dont ya think you'd like to bake

Kai, kai, kiri, kiri, kum, kum, keko

Kiwi Christmas Cake

He put a squease of toothpaste in and a great big rusty saftey pin

A custard pie and a juicy steak in his kiwi christmas cake

Kai, kai, kiri, kiri, kum, kum, keko
Dont ya think you'd like to bake
Kai, kai, kiri, kiri, kum, kum, keko
Kiwi Christmas Cake

He asked the Possums one two three if they would like to come for tea

I I'd get a tummy ache from the Kiwi Christmas cake

Kai, kai, kiri, kiri, kum, kum, keko
Dont ya think you'd like to bake
Kai, kai, kiri, kiri, kum, kum, keko
Kiwi Christmas Cake

Well theres that Christmas song, there will be a Maori song on 'A word from Hazel' blogger but it will be on close to Christmas Day. People who want to know what shark is up the top, well it is a Megamouthed Shark which I found out about in December, so happy first birthday my 'Animal Lover' blog.

A couple of awards I made up recently.

I made up a couple of awards, the Huia Award for Excelence (sorry if I spelt Excelence wrong) and the Owl Award for the Best Animal Website Award I have seen so far. Here are these 2 awards and the websites for those who got them, the Huia Award has been awarded to two very good websites, the Owl Award has got a very good website, I have heard of it but have u heard of it.

Owl Award for Best Animal Website - http://www.careforthewild.org/
Huia Award of Excelence - http://foru.ms/ and http://www.renelf.com/

Sorry but I couldnt get their photos on it. Next year thats just say that the viewers of this blogger at this day next year or in the week that this post was posted on, u choose who wins these awards. If u think u have found a website for the nominations plz send it 2 me via email and I will have a look at it. Its no competition, every second year u choose the award, the other year which I havnt counted I will choose the award.

Finaly some translations

Guess what I have found, 'Te Pouakai' or 'Pouakai' translated into English means 'Eagle'. I translated the other Maori name 'Te Hokioi' or 'Hokioi' and I couldnt find any translation from where I translated. Another few translations are 'Kaka' translated means 'Parrot', 'Kakapo' translated means 'Night Parrot', 'Ruru' translated means 'Big Eyes' and of course 'Tuatara' translated means 'Spines on back'.

Bad News for Humpback Whale Fans

China is planning 2 go on a hunt to kill 50 of the worlds most rarest whale (the Humpback Whale) and it ends in April. NZ Greenpeace and another company who like endangered animals are planning 2 do all that they can 2 stop this killing catastrophe. In my point of veiw, China has been the worst country I have ever seen 2 disregard animals, one of the main animals that gets killed everyday is my favourite big cat, believe it or not this big cat is called the tiger.

Calendar Dates 2 put on ur Calendar

If u love animals then I thought ya should know these calendar dates, forgot about them until 2day.

29th of September to the 5th of October - International Gorrila Week

and ....

4th to the 10th of October - World Animal Week ~ Make a noise today.

Well those r the dates, they are so important so we can be good people, we must do whats right on World Animal Week.

Another blog ya need 2 know about ....

.... one of my blogs. Its goin 2 be released 2 a friend at Xmas time for a quick Xmas prezzie. I might make a few for a friend but this is the first one I have made so far. Will keep ya updated on the time and track.

The website is as detailed below this caption -
http://awhaleanddolphinwebsite.blogspot.com/

If u have any comments or questions plz contact me on my other blogs and so on and so forth.

As I mentioned earlier...

about the Haast Eagle being more famous than this bird would ya believe it is also an extinct bird, shall I say its name again if u dont know what I mean, I shall, this birds name is the Adzebill. Here is a picture of it for those who dont know what it looks like.



I dunno what its Maori names are but its probably named the Adzebill because of its big bill. I shall look up its Maori names and tell u later cause I believe that all NZ birds have Maori names but believe it or not, some do. It was killed by Polinesians who found this bird quite delicious.

Birds with 2 maori names

Maori has been a important factor in my lifestyle, the Karearea has 2 maori names and thanks to the internet I have found another one with 2 Maori names, the Haast Eagle. After some searching on pics of Moa I have found a picture of two being chased by a Haast Eagle, but have also found its other maori name. Its Maori names are 'Te Pouakai' and of course the most recent one which I have found 'Te Hokioi'. Good on ya for this website for detailing this massive but more famous than the Adzebill. U have given me great hope for finding more information about this massive bird which I am doing research on for one of my old teachers at Salisbury School. Here is this website which I am talking about down below.

http://www.petermaas.nl/extinct/speciesinfo/haastseagle.htm

NZ Falcon - Lesser number populations than the Kiwi B

Wow, the next post has finaly come at last. This has the pics and the stats for how much population are kiwis and how much of the population are New Zealand Falcons. As earlier I have described about how and why the New Zealand Falcon are becoming extinct, shooting is the main threat, also there is the destruction of habitat for this bird that we need to consider.

No 1 - Brilliant shot of the Karearea or New Zealand Falcon showing us what it looks like under the wings (full colour).

No 2 - A cool picture of a New Zealand Falcon or Karearea head (full colour).

No 3 - A picture of a mother New Zealand Falcon or Karearea feeding her chicks (full colour).

No 4 - A picture of a New Zealand Falcon or Karearea in its natural habitat sitting on a top of a tree (full colour).

No 5 - A brilliant scetch of a New Zealand Falcon or Karearea head (black and white colour).

As a bonus for reading both these blogs here is a special treat just 4 u, if u r a big fan of the New Zealand Falcons or Kareareas I have got the treat for u, a New Zealand Falcon or Karearea background showing 9 different heads of New Zealand Falcon or Karearea and I am totally not joking about this treat, its in full colour and it would suit any computer background, big or small.

NZ Falcon - Lesser number populations than the Kiwi A

I have not talked much about this bird but I feel that I have a right 2 speak out for it since it is one of Aotearoas Taongas (New Zealands Treasures in Maori). People shoot this bird but I feel that we dont need 2 shoot it because it is on the endangered list, it deserves 2 be called a New Zealand Treasure because it only is found in Aotearoa (New Zealand in Maori) and if we dont save it, it could be come extinct for all eternity.

Here is a 5 websites about the New Zealand Falcon :

1 - This website has got a good picture of one of these birds and u can hear their mating call, I give it a 10/10 for good research on this bird and since it is a NZ taonga it deserves a good picture for people 2 c it in its full glory ~ http://www.wingspan.co.nz/falcon_facts.html

2 - Wikipedia have a whole lot of stuff about animals, plants and people as well as movies so I picked this one since I am a big fan of Wikipedia, good on ya guys for putting this website on Google.co.nz, u deserve it. Good pics of it as well, if u were wondering Karearea in Maori means New Zealand Falcon ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karearea

3 - What a good website, 10/10 for preformance and gratitude towards all hawks and falcons, they have done a good job with this profile on the Karearea or New Zealand Falcon, good on ya guys for making this website a big success with me since I am promoting the New Zealand Falcon ~ http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/nzfalcon.shtml

4 - I typed in 'Karearea or New Zealand Falcon' at Google.co.nz and found this website, I am a big fan of it and I believe that this bird should be honoured in all its glory. Here is this website. This website features many New Zealand birds, both extinct and alive, for example, the Huia. ~ http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/falcon.html

5 - Took a look at this website and was amazed at what I found, good pics, got a link 2 the bird it is much more mistaken 4, the Swamp Harrier. Such a great picture of the Karearea as well ~ http://www.beautyofbirds.com/newzealandfalcons.html

More comming soon in the Next Post titled "NZ Falcon - Lesser number populations than the Kiwi B".

Mountain Gorilla Tragedy

Bad news for Mountain Gorilla lovers around the globe, brought to my attention by my fav animal organisation WWF. Mountain Gorrilas are critically endangered but they need our help. Here is 2 pics of Mountain Gorillas, one is a adult and one is a cute baby, as well as the link where I found out about this animals struggle for survival.




http://worldwildlife.org/news/displayPR.cfm?prID=416



Hope u guys luv the pic and go to see what we can do to save this precious species, the Mountain Gorrila.

Murphy turns 1 - 5th of August

Murphy is now oficially 1. Happy Birthday Murphy. He got a big bone as a birthday present for being such a good doggie, even Possum joined in the fun by getting a big bone for being at his party. U can see photos of these so cute dogs on this website

http://www.vallhund.co.nz/

Well I have 2 go and develop another couple of articles for this blogger and the rest that I have got on Blogger.

The Hard Truth - Pollution Kills

I guess its been around the world by now but the sad fact of nature is that pollution kills. Its recent victim has been the Chinese River Dolphin or the Baiji. U were famous in our eyes but now u are gone. As soon as I got out of where I was and before hopping into bed I had a moment silence 4 u. Help save these precious dolphins, river dolphins and freshwater dolphins and all the animals in the world because they need ur help. Extinction is a sad word 2 say caus u cant bring them back but the good news is we can learn from this mistake cant we. Here is a picture of the dolphin that was the recent victim of polution.

This picture has not been edited, just recently got it off from Google. The last chance 4 it has gone but from that mistake we can learn to protect the rest of the animals in the wild facing extinction.

Dreamworlds Amazing Dolphin Show - The best yet

If u r eva want a good dolphin show and have not experienced Sea Worlds dolphin show but r wondering about it and u live in Australia, this Sea World dolphin show is a one in a lifetime experience. I would luv to hear from any of u who have been and seen this show and dont like it?? Well that is my first dolphin show I have eva seen in a lifetime and boy is it good. There was more fantastic stuff that we saw in Australia but they will be in different articles throughout this year.

Parrots in Paradise - A once in a lifetime oppotunity.

Any of u folks might be going to Australia or live in Australia and want to travel to Beerwa?? The best place there is go and see the parrot show near Beerwa. The lady there would luv to know what u think. I think its awesome, u can even post ur comments to me and I will personally give them 2 my mum who is developing the website especially just 4 her. Well here is her website adress, it goes to a blogspot adress.

http://www.parrotsinparadise.net/

She has Alexanderines who do tricks just 4 her, she has Cockatoos, Ecelectus Parrots & Ringnecks 2. She even has a rare bred bird there, only one in the world, she even has budgies as well but only the Alexanderines do tricks. I have been there and I would not reccomend it to this website if I had not been and seen it. After the show u get to meet some of her parrots, even take a photo with one on your hand if ur lucky. Well this is a once in a lifetime oppotunity if u want one, maybe even see a fantastic parrot show so go there now!!!!

A Wicked Website by a Christian Forums Member.

Any of u guys who look at this website interested in Guinea Pigs?? Well have I got the site 4 u, no grumbling, I promise k. Here is the website adress.

http://cavyfun.bravehost.com/

Hope u guys like the website, as much as I did. U can post a comment to him if u like it so much.

Shark finning... What is the point of it???

I went to Auzzie and got myself a free mag. Good mag 2, its called the Paws and Claws mag and its only from good petshops on the Gold Coast of Australia. It was a good mag but one of the articles made me understand the horrible plight of Shark Fin Soup and the animals that happened with it. Sharks are the top ace predator but in some parts of Australia and all of Asia there have been people culling sharks and killing them by chopping off their fins and leaving them for dead in the sea, by letting them bleed to death or maybe by sharks coming up and doing what they do best, eating injured sharks. Thank goodness they dont serve Sharkfin Soup in New Zealand or America. What have sharks done to deserve this???? Some sharks hurt people but most havnt, for example the Carpet Shark. U can help 2 by not buying shark products and not eating Sharkfin Soup. There are other issues that I will discuss with u later such as the plight of the Turtles k because Sharks arnt the only ones who r being harmed by the plight of us humans.

Not another report of Animal Cruelty again ...

This one I found on the same night but this one is not by Skunkfeather but by a entirely different person. For starters what is a pet food company thinking about putting pain killers in pet food for instance. I dunno but I am so glad this doesnt happen in New Zealand. Here is this website.

http://www.christianforums.com/t5497438-texas-lab-finds-pain-medicine-in-pet-food.html

Hope u dont enjoy reading this but get the importance of checking on your pet food ingredients list to see what ingredients are in the pet food instead of buying it and feeding it to your pet.

Not another report of Animal Cruelty

One of my good friends Skunkfeather from Christian Forums.com has found another report of animal cruelty. This one is more serious than the first count of animal cruelty. This one has been chucked out of a car and has a broken rear leg. Good on ya Skunkfeather if u r reading this report of Animal Cruelty.

http://www.christianforums.com/t5486922-another-kitten-this-one-thrown-from-a-car.html

Hope u look at this website and realise what a cruel world it is out there for animals of all sorts.

Another Animal Lover website

Here is a website all u animal lovers might want to look at. I found it on the way here since I had something different to tell u all that is going to be in my dog and cat website. Here is this web adress

http://www.animal-lover.blogspot.com/

Hope u guys enjoy it. 10/10 for your blog if ur the owner of this blog checking out other animal luver blogs.

Camera Traps from WWF

Here is a page from the WWF website. Thought u might want to see it. Its the first time to see a Dhole 4 me and its so cute as well as a mother elephant & calf. Heres that page I am talking about.

http://www.worldwildlife.org/cameratrap/trap9.cfm?enews=enews0607t

I guess that they update regualary. Watch out 4 those cheeky leopards and other wildlife in Cambodia. Was a bit not suprised to see no tiger. Will put this blog onto the other animal blog but 4 dogs and cats of all size.

International Whaling Commission Meeting Ends on Sour Note Despite Some Positive Moves for Whales

Was sad to read this. Check this website out for more info. Its a WWF website so learn to trust them to get u updates (not backstage passes) for info on whats happenin to animals as we speak.

http://www.worldwildlife.org/news/displayPR.cfm?prID=392

Wow, thats all I gotta say. Hope u read this article.

From Animal Luver

Now time 4 my annual 21 top animals

A nu one 4 starters as this is the 2nd blogger with a change for the wild. The top 1 as always has gone to the NZ animals and the 2nd one has gone to the animals around the world.

NZ ANIMALS

1 - Haast Eagle (Extinct)
2 - Tuatara (In Captivity) - Invercargill
3 - Royal NZ Albatross - Tairoa Point, Dunedin Peninsula, Dunedin
4 - Wrybill - Anywhere in NZ
5 - Weta *Taipo* - Anywhere in NZ
6 - Humpback Whale - Kaikoura and anywhere in NZ
7 - Hectors Dolphin - Some parts of NZ
8 - Huia (Extinct)
9 - Yellow Eyed Penguin - Tairoa Point, Dunedin Peninsula, Dunedin
10 - Takahe - Fiordland
11 - Kaka - In both islands of NZ
12 - Pukeko - Dunedin, around towns and citys etc Dunedin
13 - Little Owl - South Island only
14 - Morepork - South, Stewart & North Islands of NZ
15 - Laughing Owl - Extinct
16 - Harrier Hawk - South and North Islands of NZ included in Auzzie as well
17 - NZ Falcon - Taupo, Dunedin, anywhere where it prefers
18 - Kea - Arthurs Pass, anywhere in the South Island with snowy mountains
19 - Carpet Shark
20 - Elephant Fish (common in the South Island and rare up to Hawkes Bay in the North Island)
21 - Oblong Sunfish

ANIMALS AROUND THE GLOBE

1 - Tiger - Asia
2 - Whale Shark - Australia
3 - Tuatara - NZ only
4 - Panda Bear - China
5 - Wolf - Anywhere except NZ and Australia
6 - Crocodile - Australia and Africa
7 - Toucan - Amazon Rainforest
8 - Puffin - Offshore Islands round America
9 - Adilede Penguin - NZ and Antartica
10 - Yellow Eyed Penguin - NZ
11 - Takahe - NZ
12 - Snow Leopard - America,
13 - Dugong - Anywhere where theres a zoo with sea creatures in it
14 - Platypus - Australia
15 - Southern Cassoway - Australia
16 - Kookaburra - Australia
17 - Carpet Shark
18 - Mega Mouth Shark
19 - Whale Shark
20 - Elephant Fish (New Zealand)
21 - Oblong Sunfish (New Zealand)

Will update both next year.

PS - I have left space and if u have a fav of animal thats not on these lists plz let me know and I will check out as soon as I can, that means u might have an animal that u like on these lists. Thats the same with the big cat and big dog blog I am running with any spaces on it. I guess I am trying to say we might be alike in our fav animal choices. If anyone doesnt agree with these lists plz let me know ok.

Just thought 2 tell u and remind u that ....

I have 2 other blogs

One 4 stuff about me ....

http://awordfromhazel.blogspot.com/

... and another 4 cats and dogs.

http://big-cats-hazel.blogspot.com/

If u want to look at them just click on link and it will take u straight 2 those websites. If u also want to post a comment on any of my blogs u have my permission 2 do so.

Mums Websites

If u guys want to know my Mum a little more than you do well heres some facts about her :
1 - She breeds Sweedish Vallhunds, an ancient Viking cattle dog
2 - She carves and paints NZ native animals, depending on what you like, and either puts them on TradeMe, does commisions 4 other people or she sells them at the gallery (PS : U have to live or have a friend who lives in New Zealand to aquire 1 of her paintings)
3 - She cares about animals just like me
4 - She is a good mum to me, my other 3 sisters and my brother
5 - She is really nice to me and sometimes we give us treats
6 - Even though people might not like their mums or get to know them, she and I are good friends as well as mother and daughter.

Want to find out more or see pictures of her check out my 1st blog by the name of :
A word from Hazel - http://awordfromhazel.blogspot.com/

Well heres her 2 websites which u might want to check out :

http://www.petadowle.co.nz/
http://www.vallhund.co.nz/

Well gotta get back and get this blogger to my big cat website since I am advertising her websites there as well

Animal Cruelty

This is a serious story about animal cruelty that cat luvers should read. Here it is : http://www.christianforums.com/t5339511-new-cat-with-seven-4-day-old-kittens.html.
Well read the blogger. This forum is for all Christians only. If you want to post me a comment about this article I will give my promise to put it on the website 4 that person to see. Well thats all I gotta say.

NZ - Nature Beyond Your Imagination

Have any of u came to New Zealand or live in New Zealand and have experienced the Otago coastline or other places that u can see New Zealand Fauna or Flora. If u have please let me know about how you enjoyed it, what animals u saw and if u did go there plz rate it out of 10, 1 for I enjoyed it and 10 for i didnt enjoy it. I will not list the ratings. It would be exciting to see what u thought about that New Zealand fauna or flora and maybe I will visit it.

Good news 4 fish luvers

Guys, WWF has done a great thing. Its about a fish called the Humpheaded Wrasse. They have saved more than 1,000 of these creatures from poachers. Here is the website u might wanna look at about this cool animal. Humpheaded Wrasse Well click on the word HUMPHEADED WRASSE underlined and it will take you to a website and that website has more about the Humpheaded Wrase that I could never tell u because I only figured about this fish today. Well i gotta go now. I will look foward to your compliments from WWF if u read both articles from 2 of my blogs, the recent 1 from the big cat blog and this article that I am typing, maybe even the one below this article, u neva know.

WWF Praise from me.

I have a whole lot of praise to give to WWF and if u read on you will find out what and why I am giving this praise about, animal fans who visit this blog. WWF good on you if your reading this 4 2 things. The first is speaking to China and saying hey, we need to make a petition to show you guys how much people luv the tiger and would want to protect it, u can read it in the Big Cats Blog. The 2nd is saving the Humpheaded Wrasse (which is a type of fish) from poachers. I neva knew about the Humpheaded Wrasse but now I do thanks to your cool article that u published in the WWF E-Newsletter u sent me. The picture up the top if u r wondering is a diver with a Humpheaded Wrasse, the fish I am going to talk about.

A note from Hazel

I have always checked my blogs ever since I made them. My Mum made the first one which was a bit unfortunate I have to say but it was a big suprise with me. I am a bit disapointed though however that only 1 person has commented on one of my 3 blogs. That was quite a long time ago however. If u feel that my blogs are not comprimising with ur standards plz put a comment in the box ok. Well thats all I have to say for now.

Paradise Shellduck Feathers

Today my Mum, Alice and Melee went for a walk. I definatly didnt get to go for the walk but I wished I could but I had to do jobs around the house at that time. They came back with 3 feathers and Alice of course said she saw 3 of these birds, Paradise Shellduck. There were 2 males but 1 female. My guess is one of the males is a fledgling of the parent Paradise Shellducks flying in the sky with its mother and its father. The female Paradise Shellduck has a white head while the male has a black head. Its a real pitty it is not in the top 22 but by some time I am sure it is to be the top 10 of NZ animals. Just to keep u updated on them, a time I last saw them or one of them was when I was riding down the 2nd paddock. I went home and got binoculars to observe this one. It was the female / mother paradise Shellduck. She is so beautifull at a distance. If I could take a picture of her then I would have but I didnt. I wanted to observe her in the best possible way I could, that was not disturbing her by flash photography but by observing her through binoculars. Paradise Shellducks are only found in New Zealand, mainly the South Island. If u get a chance and see one take a good look at the female and u can see how far she is from gorgeous than the domestic cat. She is a real beautifull sight to see if u see one in the wild or stuffed, particulary not stuffed but alive in her own habitat. Here are 3 pictures, the first is of a Paradise Shellduck female in her real beauty, the 2nd is of the Paradise Shellduck chick being held by human hands and the 3rd is of a male Paradise Shellduck visiting the beach. Hope u like the three photos ok. I hand picked them especially just 4 u ok if u want to know.

Arthur William Badden Powells photo.

Here is the photo as I have promised. I hope u luv it. I have also got a website here which would lead u to discover more about this man than I have ever learned about him. Some of the information or all of the information that I have learned about him is in here so here is the website which I have promised u ok. I am so sorry that I cant make it bigger for u.

Click on the link below this sentence to take u to this website ok.

ARTHUR WILLIAM BADDEN POWELL INFORMATION

Woopsies ...

I cant find a picture of the book but I can find a picture of him if anyone wants to have a look at it. It is to be posted on 'a word from hazel' Hazels 1st blog and the other one 4 animal luvers around the globe which is Hazels 2nd blog.

No 4 of Top 21 NZ Animals - The Tuatara

Have any of u guys heard of this animal???? Well I have and its amazing but its not always what it seems with its skin. I have heard its heart beat on Studio 2 and it really sounds nothing like the human heartbeat. I have not finnished with this animal yet. It is part of the ancient group of reptiles, the relatives of this reptile died 60 million years ago. Thats just to turn the heat up on this animal. It is nothing like the lizard because it has a third eye which is used in the baby tuatara to suck up UV rays to make it healthy when it is an adult for years to come. If it didnt have a third eye it would be a unhealthy tuatara when it is an adult and by my guess every year when it grows it would get sicker and sicker by the minute. Its so lucky to have a third eye by my case. Here is a picture of this cool as lizard.

I hope u like the photo of it. In this photo it is resting on a stone. Tuataras are definatly and most postively becoming extinct every day. I am so glad that we have people who are willing their lives to help save this animal from extinction ... thats the same with other animals around the globe who are at the same position as the tuatara, one example 4 this is the Kea and the South Island Kaka. Well thats all I have to say about this active lizard. Any questions put them in comments and I will answer them just as quickly as I read them ok.

Haast Eagle Pictures.

Here are 2 pictures of the Haast Eagle. Hope u luv them. The first one is of a Haast Eagle scaring and chasing away moa and the second one is of the Haast Eagle wingspan compared to the biggest eagle alive today and of course one of its relatives. That would give u a better size comparison instead of explaining the Haast Eagle size to u.

Arthur William Badden Powel - A tribute to him

Have any of you heard of the guy by the name of Arthur William Badden Powell?? Well I have and he is a wonder to my eyes. He died at the age of 86 or 85 (dunno when his birthday was) on the 1st of July in the year 1987. If he was alive today he would be 106 or 105. Will post the final details on this as soon as I know when his birthdate was ok. He is the founder of Scouts and his wife of course is the founder of Girl Guides. He was also a conology person **conology is a study of sea shells**. He named more than 1,000 different species of molusc, sub species or species. He was a marvelous person when he lived. If any of u want to know more about NZ animals that I have not told u about get out a book called Powells Native Animals of New Zealand the 4th edition or the book called Native Animals of New Zealand - edition 3. It is a must read for all ppl out there who want to learn more about New Zealands native animals and fauna as well. Well thats all I have to say about this guy. When I reccomend this book I definatly recomend it and that is my final word. If u have any friends who would luv to learn stuff about NZ animals when they are in a different country or in New Zealand this is the book for them. Wish I could have a picture of the book but I will soon do it on another part of this blog with the pics soon OK.

No 10 of my top 21 of Extinct Animals

I really just had to put this bird up since it is my favourite extinct bird of all time (exceptions to the Huia and all extinct birds in New Zealand though). It is extinct and has a good history in New Zealand. It describes characters of the NZ fauna. Home of the birds. It used to eat moas, pitty I didnt put that bird on my list. It has a good history in the South Island. In a part of the Ice Age it was found in the South Island and a part of the North Island but after the Ice Age went the South Island population was still there but there was no birds in the North Island of New Zealand. It had maori names and one of them was pauakai. It is the biggest eagle that history has shown in every time of countless historic records. Its wingspan was 3 metres wide. Hows that for a gigantic eagle. There is one on the front of this blog as well as a picture of a pair of Huia. Up at this blog right now under the heading of **Sunday the 24th of Febuary 2007** is a couple of photos of this giant but amazing bird that is my favourite bird of all time ... not including the South Island Kaka, the South Island Kokako or the Paradise Shellduck. These photos are of another 1 chasing and scaring moa and the second one is of a size comparison of the Haast Eagle, the largest eagle alive and one of its relatives.

No 21 of Top 21 Animals - Harrier Hawk

The reason why I wanted to add this one onto the list is family history. My poppa helped this bird. He used to become a doc member in NZ but now he doesn't work for that kind of stuff, what he did to help this bird was make it not become extinct by protecting it. This bird loves to eat dead animals run over by cars, trucks or vans. U can find in New Zealand or Australia. This birds name is the Harrier Hawk. We have a lot of them around where my family lives. Here is a photo of one.

When ever we see them flying around the car driving to a place in the South Island near were we live we call it Harry. Its the nickname for the Harrier Hawk that we have named. We have another one by the name of Bella and of course Bella is a Bellbird just like Harry is a Harrier Hawk.