Sunday, February 25, 2007

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.

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.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

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.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

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.